A Michigan appeals court judge affirmed that UWM’s move to compel arbitration in a dispute with a former employee was seven months too late.

Both the correspondent and broker channels increased their share of FHA and VA lending in 2023. (Includes data table.)

Increased jumbo production from UWM helped boost broker originations, while Wells Fargo’s exit from correspondent lending hurt that channel’s market share as other lenders didn’t pick up the slack. (Includes data table.)

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac accounted for 44.1% of all mortgage originations in 2023, compared with 48.6% in 2022 and more than 58% in both 2021 and 2020.

Combined FHA/VA forward mortgage volume declined by 17.7% in the fourth quarter. For the full year, volume was down 19.9%. (Includes three data tables.)

Deliveries to the GSEs in January dropped to their lowest level since February 2023, with both purchase and refi volume down. (Includes two data tables.)

UWM has sued Atlantic Trust Mortgage for allegedly breaking a contract term that barred it from originating loans with Rocket Mortgage.

All lender types, except HFAs and credit unions, saw GSE deliveries decline in the fourth quarter. For HFAs, that meant a spike in market share, albeit from a low starting point. (Includes two data tables.)

FHA and VA lenders are gearing up for an uptick in purchase, refinance and renovation loans in the new year.

Endorsements of FHA and VA insured loans increased by 9.2% in the third quarter while total first-lien originations declined. (Includes three data tables.)