Secondary markets

Unlike some recent RMBS deals, both exclude riskier interest-only loans and those supporting investment properties.

The proposal is one of several that aims to address difficulties managing early buyouts from mortgage-backed securities pools.

But the Federal Housing Administration program was the only mortgage loan type to gain market share month-to-month as measured by rate lock percentage.

Valverde, who has a wide range of experience in capital markets and housing finance, will join the government-sponsored enterprise's single-family unit.

The average cost for a loan seller to buy back a mortgage from Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac for defects is over $32,000, a study from Reggora and Stratmor found.

The group is calling for the Trump administration to preserve certain features if it picks up where it left off and finishes cutting ties to the Treasury.

Government securitization guarantor Ginnie Mae got the terms for the popular HMBS 2.0 program across the finish line ahead of a major change in federal leadership.

Sam Valverde, acting president of Ginnie Mae, has resigned after about six months in the job.

Private-label securitization volume increased 75% this year versus 2023; conditions are right for that to continue, KBRA said.

The Trump victory is considered a positive for changing the status of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but what would that do to interest rates?