Meanwhile, the group of servicers ranked sixth through 25th had a combined increase of $119.9 billion from June 30…

Freddie said it expects to make the $2.6 billion dividend payment in December.

Year-over-year, United Wholesale Mortgage had the largest gain at 52.2 percent, based on originations through the first nine months of 2018.

Freddie Mac benefited to the tune of $200 million (pre-tax) by reducing the write-down on its net deferred tax asset...

Freddie CEO Don Layton said the CRT deals are “amazingly efficient…”

Fun fact: Consumers with their names in the email address were 30 percent less likely to default than other customers.

But putting the negativity aside for a minute, there are a couple of bright spots in the industry: Servicing valuations and non-QM lending...

Fannie Mae recently introduced a new tool – the Loan Servicing Data Utility platform – to simplify investor reporting.

Transfers of agency mortgage servicing rights jumped significantly in the third quarter thanks largely to Citizens Bank’s acquisition of Franklin American Mortgage, according to a new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis. A total of $179.13 billion of MSR tied to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities changed ownership during the third quarter, a hefty 38.3 percent jump from the prior period. Most of the activity was in bulk servicing ... [Includes three data charts]

The nation’s major banks had a challenging third quarter as residential production declined at most of the larger shops while nimble-footed nonbanks outperformed, according to a new analysis by Inside Mortgage Trends. Wells Fargo, the nation’s largest home lender and a bellwether for the industry, originated $45.2 billion in residential first liens during the third quarter, a 7.1 percent sequential decline. Its closest competitor, JPMorgan Chase, fared a bit better, funding $24.6 billion of ...