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The industry association said total multifamily mortgage debt alone increased by $23 billion, or 1% in Q1, representing a $2.32 trillion increase from Q4 2025.

The A1A through A1-LCF tranches are expected to offer coupons of 5.84%, while mezzanine and subordinate coupons include 6.58% and 6.64%.

Trump's maneuver threw a wrench into Senate leaders' plans to install Clayton in the post before FHFA's Bill Pulte could take the position on an acting basis.

Two-year Treasury yields, which track expectations for monetary policy, steadied on Thursday at around 4.17% after shooting up 13 basis points Wednesday.

The Federal Reserve weighs rising inflation and a growing economy against a truce in the Middle East and the rise of artificial intelligence in the first monetary policy meeting under new Chair Kevin Warsh.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency's annual report to Congress asks for enforcement and referral powers beyond the limited ones it currently has.

Rithm and UWM Holdings are the favorite names among publicly traded lenders, while BTIG adds coverage of Better Home & Finance at a buy rating.

Third-party originators support tightening some standards but say greater flexibility and coordination could help the market avoid disruption.

Aspire will raise $468.8 million from a pool of 917 residential mortgages, which are primarily fixed-rate.

On a year-over-year comparison, title underwriters produced 15% more premiums in the first quarter, as mortgage rates briefly fell under 6% in February.

The government-sponsored enterprise has provided language that servicers may utilize in situations involving temporary interest-rate buydowns.

Balance sheet reduction is a top priority of new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. Achieving that goal means avoiding the kinds of disruptions that roiled the Treasury bond market in 2019, the last time the central bank embarked on quantitative tightening.

The government-related market's push has intensified efforts to draw up classic FICO comparisons or set up interim rating policies pending more data.

The government-sponsored enterprise left its mortgage rate predictions unchanged for 2026 but revised next year's likely average slightly upward.

The deal will bring Kiavi's assets onto Figure's blockchain environment, adding $7 billion in annual volume, and more than $100 million of monthly cash flow onto its blockchain-native warehouse marketplace, Democratized Prime.

The nonbank mortgage giant, which acquired Mr. Cooper and Redfin last year, will use two longer-term borrowings to repay obligations more immediately due.

The deal includes recently introduced senior first class flow (A-1FCF) and last cash flow (A-1LCF) tranches, which benefit from credit enhancement levels of 24.70%.

Mortgage lock volume fell 5.4% in May as rates climbed, but declining pull-throughs suggest some borrowers are reconsidering loan plans amid ongoing rate volatility, Optimal Blue found.

Zachary Carpenter, tapped to take over as Farmer Mac CEO in March 2027, will now take over the position on July 1, with Bradford Nordholm as CEO emeritus.

The share of warehouse lenders offering funding lines and sublimits for seconds has risen to new heights according to a Mortgage Bankers Association survey.