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.)

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Relative standing among the top GSE sellers depended on how slow deliveries fell rather than how fast they rose. (Includes two data charts.)

The nonbank share of GSE servicing held steady in 2022 even as sales slipped a bit. (Includes data chart.)