MUFG Union Bank of California, which relies heavily on jumbos, saw loan production fall on a sequential basis by just 4.4 percent, the best showing among the top 50, Inside Mortgage Finance found.

Chuck Klein of Mortgage Banking Solutions said M&A activity is “hopping along pretty good these days.”

In general, 2016 was a banner year for loan production with some publicly traded nonbanks turning in their best results ever – and thus rewarding their top executives handsomely. According to an analysis of available proxy statements by Inside Mortgage Finance, Penny Mac Financial Servicers founder and Executive Chairman Stanford Kurland was the industry’s top earner at $9.12 million in 2016. His firm – the nation’s number-four ranked originator – had a good year: net income of $336 million, a 26.0 percent improvement from the year before. Back in 2015, Kurland took...[Includes one data table]

PHH Corp. releases its first quarter results the second week of May.

It’s still early in the reporting season, but when it comes to home lending, nonbank executives seem more optimistic than their depository peers…

Roughly $12.50 billion of agency mortgages securitized during the first quarter with some form of primary MI were tied to Golden State properties.

Arch reported primary mortgage insurance in force of $237.8 billion at March 31…

Flagstar sold $8.0 billion of residential servicing rights during the first quarter compared to $6.7 billion in the fourth quarter.

Matrix Financial Services edged out Lakeview Loan Servicing as the top acquirer of servicing rights through co-issuance deals…

With 2017 shaping up to be a so-so year for originations, the list of potential buyers of other companies is beginning to grow. Usually, firms that are in the hunt to purchase other shops tend to keep it quiet. Over the past few months, however, several companies have admitted that they’re open to pulling out the checkbook. Included in that camp, at least for right now, are Flagstar Bancorp, Freedom Mortgage, and Impac Mortgage Holdings. Others that are said to be open to deals ...