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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 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.

Better and Coinbase plan to make the product available to qualified borrowers nationwide by this summer. Interested customers can currently apply to a waitlist.

Self-employed borrowers represent just 23.1% of the pool, and liquid reserves were $858,428 compared with 21.9% and $1 million.

President Donald Trump said his administration is still considering a public offering of shares in mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

Mortgage industry participants say Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte's new role as acting director of national intelligence could imperil progress on a potential initial public offering of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.