The index estimates the level of defects detected in loan applications processed by the First American FraudGuard system.

Wells Fargo, for example, reported that 90.7 percent of its third-quarter jumbo originations came through the retail channel…

Rising interest rates are good for MI stocks because it translates into greater “persistency…”

JPMorgan Chase was the only firm that saw a decline in production-related revenue during the third quarter…

This year, fundings could reach upwards of $2.00 trillion based on activity through the first nine months of the year.

Excluding legacy-related buybacks, total GSE seller repurchases would have been down 9.9 percent…

Other loan types also generally showed improved closing times.

“Home prices cannot rise faster than incomes and inflation indefinitely.” – David Blitzer, managing director of the index committee at S&P Dow Jones.

The retail channel accounted for 91.7 percent of Wells Fargo’s jumbo production during the first nine months of 2016…

Mortgage origination and sales continued to rack up hefty earnings during the third quarter of 2016, but a rebound in servicing profits had an even bigger impact on the bottom line, according to a new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of earnings reports from 13 major public companies. With a combined $189.5 billion in mortgage originations during the period, the 13 firms reported $2.38 billion in production and secondary-marketing income. That was up ... [Includes one data chart]