Mortgage banking income appeared to benefit from both rising gains on sale and stronger net servicing income. The top three banks reported lower earnings from mortgage banking.

Black Knight increased its earnings in the third quarter of 2021 compared with the prior quarter while Blend Labs took a loss after earning a small profit in the second quarter.

Pentagon Federal Credit Union, commonly known as PenFed, has entered the arena of lending money to nonbank primary market originators. Details? So far, there are few.

UI researchers suggest policymakers ensure public investments are equitably distributed across communities because increasing minority homeownership alone won’t be enough to close the gap in housing wealth.

A Redwood executive shared how new tech was implemented at the company, largely revolving around features improving customers’ experience.

A recent white paper from three academics attempts to cast some light on the practice of Ginnie Mae EBOs. But should the end investor be worried?

Nick Maciunas, head of agency research at JPMorgan, spoke about how COVID-related forbearance loan modifications may impact Ginnie investors during a recent podcast hosted by the agency.

The bulk market for MSR sales has never been better, and that’s a bit of a problem. Activity is so robust that due diligence reviews are piling up, delaying deal closings. A good problem to have? It depends on your profit goals.

Non-QMs offer the promise of strong margins and a product to replace refinance volume. They also account for a miniscule portion of mortgage originations.

Senate Republicans say they’re prepared to let the current debt ceiling lapse if Democrats won’t use the budget reconciliation process to pass it on their own, with implications for the GSEs.