Rocket Pro TPO raises conforming loan limit to $802,650 ahead of FHFA’s decision

Rocket Pro TPO, the wholesale arm of Rocket Mortgage, upped its agency conforming loan limits to…

Data suggests refi applications are up. But LOs aren’t seeing a surge of business

When mortgage rates logged their sharpest decline of the year last week following an underwhelming jobs…

Are refis back?! Applications hit highest level since August 2022 

Refinance activity last week hit its highest level since August 2022, when mortgage rates were closer…

State officials push back against FHFA’s title waiver pilot program

Attorneys general in 14 states have joined together to send a letter to Federal Housing Finance…

FHFA seeks public comment on GSEs’ underserved markets plans

The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) this week issued a public request for information for plans…

With elections ahead, housing policy analysts discuss the end of GSEs’ conservatorship 

Isaac Boltansky, managing director and director of policy research at BTIG, said on Tuesday that he…

Freddie Mac’s plan to enter the home equity market draws mixed reviews

Peter Van Gelderen, co-head of Global Securitized at TCW, a leading global asset management firm, said this…

Fannie Mae adds web-based income calculator for mortgage originators

Fannie Mae announced on Wednesday the availability of a new web-based option for its income calculator…

Loan buybacks haven’t disappeared, but they are trending down

As of third-quarter 2023, the most recent data available, Freddie Mac’s repurchase volume was $384 million,…

GSEs will not count buyer agent commissions as IPCs

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will not count buyer’s agent commissions as part of their allowable…