One advisor noted in an email exchange: “The market thinks the deal is just waiting on NYS. You know how that goes: S-L-O-W.”

Nonbanks took huge strides in GSE servicing as well: Their combined portfolio rose 10.4% from 2018 to $2.009 trillion…

Lori Brewer of LBA Ware: “Despite speculation that lenders’ efforts to reduce operational costs would include curbing loan originator commissions in 2019, our analysis shows that base commission for LOs did not significantly change from 2018 to 2019.”

If the Dow blows sky high interest rates could crumble…

Among the more interesting changes: the FHFA, for the first time ever, is asking GSE customers to hold capital against the dollar amount of Ginnie Mae mortgages they service: 35 basis points.

Valentin joins the government agency from Compass Point Research and Trading Group where he served as managing director/equity research analyst.

Quicken entered the market as an issuer of prime non-agency MBS in October of last year.

The new model could prove more attractive to portfolio and jumbo lenders who sell their loans into non-agency MBS…

In December, Mr. Cooper reported that pre-tax profit margins on originations fell to 1.1% in October and November from 1.3% in the third quarter.

Not a good sign: The three banks in the top five shed a combined $38.1 billion during the final three months of the year…