Planet Home Lending plans to grow its construction loan volume this year and recently hired a construction sales manager.

A group of 20 servicers tracked in our rankings increased total nonprime servicing volumes by 11.1% on an annual basis as of the end of September. (Includes data table.)

The broker share of the government-insured market declined to 20.4% in the third quarter, down from 21.2% in the second quarter. (Includes data table.)

The flurry of bulk sales of mortgage servicing rights continued into the third quarter, helping shift market share in the GSE market to larger firms. (Includes two data tables.)

Select Portfolio Servicing continued to dominate the sector in the second quarter. (Includes data chart.)

The volume of FHA loans securitized into Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities increased 2.3% between July and August, while VA loan production sent to Ginnie declined at a similar rate. (Includes two data charts.)

Loans originated by correspondents made up nearly half of first-quarter government-insured lending, a new analysis shows. (Includes data chart.)

The volume of Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities issued last month increased slightly from April, driven by a modest uptick in FHA activity. VA deliveries to Ginnie declined in May. (Includes two data charts.)

Interplay between debt ceiling and mortgage interest rates; mortgage employment declines; rate locks down; Rithm considers spin-off; Planet Financial looking for lenders; new LO recruiting software; Blend’s market share grows; Black Knight’s margins; new appraisal marketplace; MISMO requests for comment.

The volume of FHA loans securitized into Ginnie mortgage-backed securities grew 20.5% between March and April, to $18.39 billion. VA loan production sent to Ginnie increased at an even higher rate. (Includes two data charts.)