GSE Business Tumbles in May as Refi Well Runs Dry June 14, 2021 John Bancroft Rate-term transactions, the bread-and-butter of the refi market, declined 33.6% in May. GSE purchases of cash-out refinances fell 18.1% from April.Read More
Anxious About Adhering to the Investor-Loan Cap, Freddie Trims Deliveries Even More June 14, 2021 Paul Muolo The lender bulletin was released last week and got little notice. It’s effective for mortgages with settlement dates on or after July 1, 2021.Read More
Former Trump Ax on GSEs Weighs In: Reform is Done, It's All About Capital June 11, 2021 Dennis Hollier Perhaps the lone Democrat in the Trump administration, Phillips believes the nation needs both Fannie and Freddie...Read More
Agencies Lag Behind in 1Q21 Jumbo Mortgage Lending June 10, 2021 John Bancroft All things equal, "agency" jumbo volume might be expected to grow when loan limits are raised.Read More
Denial Rates for FHA Loans Highest Among All Loan Types June 9, 2021 Lisa Burden Roughly 14.1% of borrowers who applied for an FHA-insured purchase loan were turned down last year, compared to 12.4% in 2019.Read More
The GSEs Attempt Clarity on QM Changes June 4, 2021 Brandon Ivey The switch to the new standards created some complications for single-closing construction-to-permanent loans and other products...Read More
Next Up for the Biden Administration: GSE Reform (Not Really) June 3, 2021 Paul Muolo Well, at least the White House is thinking about it...Read More
GSE Single-Family Business Down Sharply in May June 1, 2021 John Bancroft Most of the downturn was in refinance activity, but GSE acquisitions of purchase-money mortgages also fell slightly last month.Read More
Fannie, Freddie Repurchases Rise in Gusher of MBS Issuance June 1, 2021 The pipeline of unresolved buyback requests swelled to $876.0 million at the end of March, a 19.6% increase from the previous quarter. Read More
Two Agency-Eligible Investor-Loan MBS Deals in a Week. Thank You FHFA May 28, 2021 Paul Muolo When one MBS window closes, another appears...Read More
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