Time to start thinking about 2021? Sure, but lenders are plenty busy these days. The fourth quarter could be a barn-burner, just like 3Q20.

Although gain-on-sale margins narrowed from the second to the third quarter, nonbanks reported strong results from their origination and secondary market activity. (Includes data chart.)

Working from home is going pretty well for lenders, with some reporting increased productivity and only one out of 33 surveyed noting a reduction in profits.

The sale of Ginnie servicing rights have been anemic for two full quarters. But hope springs eternal the market might be reviving soon.

The number of LOs hired and coached increased by 19% year-over-year, according to LBA Ware.

Wells Fargo's huge increase in mortgage-banking income accounted for nearly all the gain reported by 19 publicly traded banks. Still, the second and third quarters of 2020 were incredibly lucrative for mortgage banking platforms. (Includes data chart.)

While AmeriHome, Caliber Home Loans and Guild Mortgage have noted strong profits and plans for growth, their business strategies differ widely.

The holding company of Fulton Bank was hit with a $1.5 million fine by the SEC for misleading disclosures regarding MSR valuations in 2016 and 2017.

So, you want to be a publicly traded company? Be prepared to made disclosures that normally might never see the light day. Both good and bad.

Flipped houses represented 6.7% of all single-family homes and condos sold in the second quarter, down from 7.5% of all sales in the prior period. (Includes data chart.)