Real Estate News, Feb. 5, 2026-Dave GallagherWhile still hovering around multi-decade lows, the national homeownership rate in the U.S. improved modestly at the end of 2025 — particularly among the …
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Broeksmit on The Big Picture podcast
The Big Picture podcast, Robbie Chrisman and Rich Swerbinsky, Feb. 5, 2026MBA President and CEO Robert Broeksmit, CMB, joined The Big Picture podcast to discuss recent “gaslighting” about credit scores …
MSR Transfers Increase During Fourth Quarter
Inside Mortgage Finance, January 28, 2026-Brandon IveySome $211.18 billion of agency mortgage servicing rights transferred via bulk sales during the fourth quarter of 2025, a 50.4% increase from the third …
Adjustable-Rate Mortgages Are Buzzy Again. What Borrowers Should Know.
Barron’s, Feb. 2, 2026-Shaina MishkinLower mortgage rates are here—if you know where to look. Adjustable-rate mortgages, or ARMs, could become more popular as the yield curve steepens.Click here for more (subscription)
Loss-Mitigation Policy Changes Drive Rise in FHA Delinquencies
Inside Mortgage Finance, Feb. 2, 2026-Emmeline WilleyRecent changes to FHA loss-mitigation policies led to a sharp increase in the share of delinquent FHA-insured loans in Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities in …
The Fed Didn’t Cut Interest Rates. Here Are Five Things to Watch Next
Bankrate.com via Spokesman-Review (Spokane, Wash.), Feb. 2, 2026-Sarah FosterThe Federal Reserve left interest rates alone at its first meeting of the year, keeping borrowing costs at a multiyear high for …
Mortgage Defects Stabilize as Lenders Face New Quality Control Challenges
HousingWire, Jan. 30, 2026-Sarah WolakMortgage lenders are seeing loan defects stabilize after several volatile years, but shifts in interest rates and loan volumes continue to expose weaknesses in quality control …
Map Reveals States With Best—And Worst—Credit Scores
Newsweek, Jan. 29, 2026-Kate PlummerMinnesota, New Hampshire and Vermont are the three states with the highest credit scores. These are the findings by personal finance firm WalletHub, which compared average …
Banks See MSR Strain Despite Strong Top-Line Results
National Mortgage News, Jan. 23, 2026-Bonnie SinnockFederal efforts to push rates lower have helped boost mortgage production, but they are also creating headwinds for servicing that are starting to show …
Ginnie Mae Speeds Up Loan-Level MBS Overhaul
National Mortgage News, Jan. 26, 2026-Bonnie SinnockLong-standing plans at Ginnie Mae to enable loan-level servicing transfers in its mortgage-backed securities could move faster this year under its President Joseph Gormley.Click …