In January, lenders delivered 73.1% fewer mortgages to the GSEs than a year ago, but the month-over-month drop was just 4.5% from December. (Includes two data charts.)
Only two major mortgage lenders — PennyMac and CitiMortgage — managed to deliver more loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in the fourth quarter than in the third. (Includes two data charts.)
Retail lending took another precipitous drop in the third quarter. But the fall is more of a return to the norm after heady days fueled by refinances. (Includes data chart.)
Sales of refinance loans plummeted to the lowest level in at least eight years. But purchase-mortgage sales had a bad month too. (Includes two data charts.)