Harmonic AgencyAlpha

Increase your return on mortgage risk-based capital.

AgencyAlpha — an exclusive program from Harmonic, Lockton, and Arch Mortgage Guaranty Company — replaces the GSE's bundled guarantee fee with private mortgage insurance priced on the actual credit risk of your low-LTV, GSE-eligible conforming loans.

Buy-and-hold investors keep the same loans, the same credit box, and the same risk profile — and pick up meaningful excess return the GSE fee was never built to give back.

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Excess return over the GSE guarantee fee
+28 bps
on a benchmark owner-occupied conforming loan (80% LTV, FICO 735)
+44 bps
on second-home and non-owner-occupied loans
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An exclusive partnership between an insurance technology innovator, the world's largest independent broker, and the highest-rated private mortgage insurer in the U.S.

GSE guarantee fee, 65.2 bps avg

Not solely priced on credit risk.

The average GSE guarantee fee is 65.2 bps — but only part of that reflects the actual projected loss on your loan. The rest funds a Congressional tax, cross-subsidies to higher-risk borrowers, a liquidity premium, and GSE overhead. For qualifying loans between 50% and 80% LTV, there's a less expensive, risk-based alternative. AgencyAlpha is how you access it.

Three category leaders, one exclusive program.

Harmonic is an innovative embedded insurance platform that built and operates AgencyAlpha. Arch Mortgage Guaranty Company underwrites the coverage, and holds the highest rating for private mortgage insurance in the U.S. Lockton, the world's largest independent insurance broker, is the broker that executes the program. This product is only available through the AgencyAlpha program.

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Built and operates AgencyAlpha
[Lockton logo]
World's largest independent broker; executes the program
[Arch MI logo]
Underwrites the coverage; highest-rated private mortgage insurer in the U.S.
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Three principles behind AgencyAlpha pricing.

01
Risk-based pricing
Pricing reflects risk only — not government-mandated tax or GSE overhead.
02
Insure only the at-risk portion
Coverage and premium decline every month as the loan amortizes, with a cliff at 50% LTV.
03
Match coverage to risk
A 10-year term matches the years 3–5 default-risk peak, instead of paying for coverage across a full 30-year loan life.
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Built for GSE-eligible conforming loans, 50%–80% LTV, credit score 620+.