The third quarter was good to the two mortgage giants, but it wasn’t completely worry-free: Serious delinquencies spiked.

Quietly, but steadily, mortgage banking firms have been selling debt. Lots of it.

Two large nonbank servicers posted sharp increases in originations in the third quarter and generated healthy profits.

Google is partnering with mortgage tech vendor Roostify as it launches Lending DocAI, a digital front-end product. Mortgage tech watchers wonder just how big the search engine giant might become in mortgages.

Only 20% of mortgage lenders that originate condo loans expect their volume to increase, according to a new survey from Fannie Mae.

Moody’s economists expect the percentage of mortgages 60 days or more delinquent to once again spike in the third and fourth quarters.

It’s been a quiet year for mortgage-related M&A. (Credit the pandemic and the resulting refi boom.) Meanwhile, some ponder what a normal origination year might look like.

The payment deferral option will go a long way in providing a much more seamless way for borrowers to get back on track in paying their mortgages, according to the CEOs of Fannie and Freddie.

The year 2020 is on the edge of greatness as third-quarter mortgage originations climbed to $1.14 trillion, just shy of the all-time record set 17 years ago. (Includes two data charts.)

A new rule proposed by the FHFA this week would ensure Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac “stay focused on their core mission and do not stray into business the market already serves well” after they exit conservatorship.