“This is the most attractive time to be acquiring residential loans since I started in the market in 1991,” said Carl Bell, a senior managing director at Invictus Capital Partners.

To this point, access to Fannie's income-calculation tool was only available through third parties.

Buyers increasing their allocations to the sector include insurance companies.

“Recent data showing stickier-than-expected inflation, rising mortgage rates and continued home price appreciation appear to have given consumers pause regarding the market’s direction,” said Doug Duncan, a senior vice president and chief economist at Fannie Mae.

The REIT completed one securitization in the first quarter, this one collateralized by "transitional" loans...

Rocket’s income was boosted in the first quarter by a jump in gains from the sale of loans and positive marks for mortgage servicing rights.

To date, Homebridge has mostly sold HELOCs originated by its broker network to investors, servicing-released.

Ocwen received an exceptionally strong bid for some of its MSRs and opted to sell.

Correspondent buyers of jumbos were divided fairly evenly between banks and nonbanks in 2023.

The GSEs established a formal definition for mortgages to first-generation homebuyers.