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One analyst believes the rule change has already contributed to further widening of spreads for Ginnie securities over Treasuries.

The outlook for the remainder of the year? Not so hot.

Correspondent originators are better at finding purchase-mortgage business, and that’s why the channel’s market share rose in the second quarter. Brokers saw the biggest decline. (Includes six data charts.)

For the most part, subservicing growth has been slow, thanks to booming MSR sales and some non-traditional servicing owners shifting strategies. Cenlar, though, remains the nation’s number one subservicer. (Includes data chart.)

Last month new home sales fell to their lowest level since January 2016. Trouble ahead, perhaps?

Thanks to the spike in MSR sales this year, reviews of the underlying collateral are backing up, causing delays in portfolios being transferred to new owners. Implications?

Ginnie spreads over Treasuries have widened in the wake of the newly announced capital and liquidity requirements for nonbank servicers.

The merger of the two trade groups will spur more robust policy advocacy for smaller originators, according to industry insiders.