Those top GSE volume states also accounted for $1.776 trillion of GSE single-family loans outstanding at the end of last year, 37.4% of the total market.

Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions laid off roughly 70% of its 275 employees as non-QM originations have stalled due to economic fallout caused by the coronavirus.

One industry representative noted: “While it is still an outdated fax-based system, it is the most trustworthy in terms of verifying a mortgage applicant’s income information and prevents fraud.”

While top nonbanks increased their production by 9.5% from the third quarter, depository institutions grew their volume by just 1.8%.

Calabria’s remarks were part of a broader outline summarizing the impact the crisis has had on mortgage markets and the actions the FHFA has taken in response.

In the stock market, we trust. Right? Meanwhile: Ocwen to the rescue? (Too bad Ditech didn't survive.)

“That’s going to grow as we see more and more states that enter into a shelter-in-place status,” said Steve Gottheim, senior counsel at ALTA.

Those 21 states accounted for $919.3 billion of single-family business funneled through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae into mortgage-backed securities issued in 2019.