Retail loan production gained share in the jumbo and government-insured markets during the first quarter of 2018 but lost a little ground in the conventional-conforming space, according to survey data compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance. [Includes two data charts.]
The amount of home equity outstanding hit a record in 2017, surpassing the previous peak seen in the run up to the financial crisis. Economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York note that equity extraction by borrowers has been limited by tight underwriting standards.