Production of purchase mortgages is likely to fall this year due to issues tied to the coronavirus.

The megabanks saw their first-quarter mortgage results get whipsawed by the coronavirus. Home lending was down and MSR marks were up.

Banks have received two-year relief from the full impact of the new current expected credit losses accounting standard as they cope with broader impact of the coronavirus. Nonbanks are seeking similar relief.

Nonbank liquidity remained a contentious issue this week with the FHFA shutting the Fannie/Freddie assistance window as the coronavirus continued to hammer the U.S. economy. Solutions? Maybe the Fed.

Wells Fargo has temporarily halted jumbo production through correspondent sellers while Chase, the other major player, is still active.

Megaservicer Mr. Cooper anticipates a large MSR mark for the first quarter, thanks to lower rates and COVID-19. The big question: How bad will it be for the rest of the industry?

Small independent mortgage firms may need to tap the small business loan program under the CARES Act to maintain operations.

The nonbank mortgage sector appeared to be whistling by the graveyard earlier this week because of liquidity concerns sparked by the pandemic. For now, crisis has been averted but the situation is fluid.

The first quarter is over and financial blood is in the streets. Now comes the hard part: figuring out MSR values that have been slammed by lower rates and (coming) delinquencies. It won’t be pretty.

Amid the chaos in the financial market, originations of jumbo mortgages at big banks continue while non-QM lenders are laying off staff.