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Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac Add New Rate Buydown Disclosures
National Mortgage News, Feb. 13, 2026-Bonnie SinnockFannie Mae and Freddie Mac will be providing new loan-level disclosures about interest-rate buydowns in mortgage-backed securities this spring to address investor interest in …
Americans With Higher Incomes Are Starting to Fall Behind on Payments
Wall Street Journal, Feb. 12, 2026-Imani MoiseAs more Americans fall behind on their mortgage and credit-card payments, a new report sheds light on how financial stress is spreading beyond the …
Income Needed to Buy a Home Falls 4%
National Mortgage News, February 12, 2026-Colin McNamaraThe housing market continues to favor buyers, forcing prices to slide and affordability to improve, according to a new report from Redfin.Click here for …
Congressional Housing Deal Faces New Hurdle as Trump Pushes Investor Ban
Politico, Feb. 13, 2026-Katherine Hapgood, Megan MesserlyA major housing bill is the latest flash point between the White House and congressional Republicans, as the Trump administration presses skeptical GOP lawmakers …
Exclusive: Pennymac to Acquire Subservicing Giant Cenlar for $257.5M
HousingWire, Feb. 11, 2026-Sarah WolakPennyMac Financial Services Inc. announced Wednesday afternoon that it’s acquiring Cenlar Capital Corp., the country’s second-largest mortgage subservicer. The all-cash transaction includes an upfront purchase price …
New Nonbank Servicing Giant Emerges in Fourth Quarter
Inside Mortgage Finance, Feb. 10, 2026-Namrata BhatiaRocket Mortgage ended the fourth quarter of 2025 with more than $2 trillion in primary servicing, thanks to its acquisition of Mr. Cooper Group. …
Foreign Investors Keep U.S. Real Estate Moving
HousingWire, Feb. 6, 2026-Yuval GolanWhile many of the latest conversations around the U.S. real estate market have focused on affordability and interest rates, one segment continues to move forward: foreign …
Banks Post 4Q Dips in Mortgage Income
Inside Mortgage Finance, Feb. 6, 2026-John BancroftOf a group of 25 publicly traded banks, all but four reported a decline in income from mortgage banking. More detailed information from 14 …
Which Class of Mortgage Holder are you? Only 20% are in the Elite Pre-2022 Camp
Fortune magazine, February 9, 2026-Nick LichtenbergFor the first time since the Federal Reserve began its aggressive rate hikes years ago, the share of homeowners paying steep mortgage rates above 6% …