March 28, 2025By Brandon IveyHome Equity Lending Increases by 10.8% in 2024The bulk of home equity lending remains in HELOCs by banks.
March 28, 2025By Brandon IveyBusiness-Purpose Lender Sachem Struggles in 2024Sachem's expenses spiked in 2024, including a $26.9 million provision for credit losses on loans held for investment.
March 27, 2025By John BancroftNon-Agency MBS Outstanding Up Sharply in 2024The rate of growth for non-agency MBS outstanding in 2024 was four times that of the growth in agency MBS.
March 26, 2025By Brandon IveyShort Takes: FHFA Policy Announcements Via X / New Home Sales Increase / New Non-QM Lender
March 25, 2025By Brandon IveyShort Takes: Home Price Appreciation Slows / Expanded-Credit MBS Issuance / BSI Subservicing HELOCs / CoreLogic Now Cotality
March 21, 2025By Brandon IveyShort Takes: Mixed Trends in Home Sales / Chief Housing Economist at White House / CEO of AGNC Takes on CIO Duties / Capital Raise for HEI Token Effort
March 19, 2025By Brandon IveyShort Takes: Terminated CFPB Employees Brought Back, Placed on Leave / Purchase-Mortgage Applications Hold Up / Positive Outlook for Interest Rates / Annaly Aggregating HELOCs
March 14, 2025By Brandon IveyShort Takes: Pace of Home Sales Slows / Vendors Integrate With Fannie Mae’s Loan Pricing API / HELOC Securitization From Achieve / New MBS With LIBOR Exposure