Correspondent and wholesale-broker production made bigger gains from the third to the fourth quarter, but retail was the runaway winner in 2020. (Includes six data charts.)

Caliber, as a technical matter, still plans on selling shares to the public. But the company also is in the market with a huge flow deal. Confused?

When rates rise, all sorts of things can happen, like IPO-bound firms opting for a sale instead.

Some non-QM lenders weathered market volatility in March 2020 without halting production while others took a few months off. Now, two of the top players in the sector are ready to increase production.

The conventional-conforming market — most of which is sold to Fannie and Freddie — accounted for 70% of first-lien originations in 2020. (Includes two data charts.)

New Residential posted a net income of $68.6 million in the fourth quarter; Ocwen continued its losing streak, coming up $7 million in the red.

Besides being fun to watch, Super Bowl commercials give a peek into what businesses are thinking. This year’s big game had ads from Quicken Loans and United Wholesale Mortgage.

Mike Fratantoni, chief economist at the MBA, predicts that with the rollout of vaccines for the coronavirus, the leisure and hospitality business will recover, resulting in forbearance and delinquencies curing.

With Wells Fargo being less aggressive these days, mortgage competitors feel emboldened to make offers to its best and brightest. A temporary situation?

Mortgage companies across the country may have hired processors and underwriters based on fraudulent resumes.