PennyMac's income fell by 17% on a sequential basis in the first quarter, originations declined by 3.5% while the nonbank's servicing portfolio grew by 5.2%.
One bit of positive news: the company marked up the asset value of its MSRs by a stunning $1.44 billion to $4.31 billion, a 50.3% sequential improvement.
A diverse group of 21 commercial banks and savings institutions reported $3.75 billion of mortgage-banking income for 1Q21, a 1.7% improvement from the fourth quarter.