Falling origination volumes and a return to loan-loss provisions point to lower net income for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac through the end of the year.

With limited demand for refinancing, lenders are peddling other products. While nonbanks are offering home-equity loans, some lenders are selling mortgages with a reduced-fee refi option down the road.

Lenders have already priced in a recession, economists said, forecasting mortgage rates to keep moving sideways, despite the recent interest rate hike by the Federal Reserve.

Agencies and regulators are seeking stakeholder input on how to improve lending and securitization in the manufactured home space.

When a company right-sizes operations, how many employees lose their job?; margins improve in the second quarter; applications for refis increase.

First-lien originations fell 10% from the first to the second quarter, but a number of lenders — especially those that focus on purchase-lending and non-agency products — outperformed their peers. (Includes two data charts.)

Trade groups amplify concerns as the end of suspension of the PSPA limits approaches.

In its final days, it appears that non-QM originator Sprout Mortgage had an IRS matter it was trying to work out. Current status: Unknown.

Freddie’s income declined by 35% in second quarter; home price appreciation chugged along; loan applications at low levels; delinquencies increase.

Commercial banks, so far, have turned in underwhelming mortgage results for the second quarter, but that was to be expected. The real show starts in a few weeks when publicly traded nonbanks release earnings.