When Fannie/Freddie business volume trends lower, the risk profile generally skews higher. And that’s exactly what happened in the first quarter of 2021. (Includes two data charts.)
There are signs that the “adverse market refinance fee” is pushing some business away from Fannie and Freddie toward government mortgage insurance programs. (Includes two data charts.)
FHA/VA lending through correspondents rose 6.0% in 2020, but other channels saw more robust increases from the previous year, according to an Inside FHA/VA Lending analysis. (Includes data chart.)
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac drove a significant increase in mortgage securitization rates in 2020, while jumbo securitization was subdued and expanded credit was hobbled by pandemic upheaval. (Includes data chart.)
Top life insurance companies increased their ABS holdings substantially in 2020 and commercial MBS investment was up as well. But residential MBS portfolios declined. (Includes data chart.)
Most banks reported further declines in their home-equity portfolios, and the three biggest players in the sector continued to pull back. But credit unions and some regional banks stepped up. (Includes three data charts.)
The slope also remained slippery for home-equity debt outstanding. The Federal Reserve reported $441.6 billion of home-equity loans outstanding at the end of 2020, an 11.9% drop from the previous year.
Moves by the Trump administration are disrupting the economy and the federal agencies that deal with the housing market. Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the MBA, isn’t sure how it’s all going to play out.
Is Onity Group eyeing a sale? Perhaps. And why not? Servicing values are approaching a 25-year high.
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