Chase Home Finance solidified its position as the largest GSE servicer in the second quarter while the servicing portfolio at second-ranked Wells Fargo continued to shrink.
Most GSE sellers increased production in the second quarter, though first-half deliveries were still off 60.9% from a year ago. (Includes two data charts.)
All but one of the top 10 Fannie/Freddie lenders increased deliveries to the GSEs last month. Overall, the two government-sponsored enterprises securitized 22.3% more loans in May than in April.
The only lender type that saw an increase in GSE-related production in the first quarter was housing finance agencies. Meanwhile, deliveries to the GSEs ticked up in April. (Includes two data charts.)
There were roughly half a million fewer new listings in the first four months of this year than in the first four months of 2019, a year before the pandemic.
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.)
Nineteen of the top-100 GSE sellers saw quarterly volumes fall more than 80% year over year. United Wholesale Mortgage, however, managed to boost its deliveries. (Includes two data charts.)