Fitch had a 55.3 percent share of the ABS ratings market through September...

Mortgage lenders that generate a lot of jumbo home loans tend to rely heavily on their retail production platforms, while third-party originators play a bigger role in agency-eligible production. That’s one finding from an Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of exclusive survey data collected by Inside Mortgage Finance. Lenders participating in the survey reported that 80.3 percent of their third-quarter jumbo production came through their retail platforms ... [Includes two data charts]

Another non-agency lender has received a rating from Fitch: Angel Oak Home Loans...

The OCC’s study covers 85 banks that originate first-lien mortgages…

The privately held Cenlar ended the third quarter with a subservicing market share of 25.6 percent, Inside Mortgage Finance found.

The company doesn’t outsource or offshore any of its servicing activities.

Shellpoint owns part of Spring EQ and both firms have common owners.

After PHH Mortgage, the other top IO producers in 3Q16 were JPMorgan Chase, First Republic Bank, MUFG Union Bank, and Citibank.

Fitch said AMC’s market share of due diligence on non-agency MBS was boosted by the acquisition of JCIII & Associates a year ago.

The startup is emphasizing its “user-friendly digital” loan process…