The ratings outlook for Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and two of the FHLBanks have been upgraded from negative to stable, reflecting strong economic growth and heightened government support.
There’s not much left at non-agency lender Sprout Mortgage but there are plenty of rumors, none of them good. Meanwhile, mortgage fintech Better.com has been adding senior managers.
Rising mortgage interest rates are crushing the refinance market and creating headwinds for a struggling housing market. Agency single-family business in the second quarter sank to a three-year low. (Includes two data charts.)
Changes could be coming to the CFPB’s QM rule. Then again, maybe not. Meanwhile, second-quarter earnings season starts soon, giving us a look into originations and MSR marks at the megabanks.
Spreads on interest rates between jumbos and conventional-conforming mortgages are at some of the widest levels ever seen, driven by uncertainty on monetary policy and strong demand from banks for jumbos.
Another blow-out earnings quarter from Freddie Mac. But earnings were juiced a bit by loan-loss reserve recaptures. Meanwhile, its net worth continues to increase.
The refinance sector took the biggest hit in the agency market during the first quarter of 2022, though it still accounted for just over half of the loans sold to Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie. (Includes two data charts.)
The creation of a U.S. sovereign wealth fund could grease the skids for an end to the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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