Residential lenders originated $865 billion of mortgages in the second quarter, the highest level since 2003. While most shops reported robust increases, a number of top-tier banks and nonbanks failed to keep pace. (Includes two data charts.)

Just how good are loan volumes these days? Answer: there’s plenty of talk about LOs earning $1 million this year and buying Teslas.

It’s one for the record books: A $3.55 billion second-quarter profit for Quicken parent Rocket Companies. But how did they do it?

The action doesn’t come as a total surprise. Industry attorneys said the CFPB, even under a business-friendly GOP, has been itching to do so for several years.

Canadian mortgages are remarkably short — just one to four years. The monthly payments, though, are comparable to American mortgages because the loans are still amortized over 25 to 30 years.

Even as many parts of the country see a surge in coronavirus infections, activity in the purchase-mortgage market continues unabated.

When it comes to origination gains, Wells Fargo and JPM took a backseat to some of their commercial banking brethren in 2Q20.

Quicken’s recent IPO news has sparked chatter that other top-ranked nonbanks might go public as well. But often, that’s easier said than done.

After an initial public offering involving Quicken Loans and affiliated companies is completed, founder Dan Gilbert will retain 79% of the voting power in the common stock of the new entity, Rocket Companies.