Wedbush Securities: “While there are many advantages to the SPAC route for both investors and issuers, it has also been an area that has produced disappointing results for some investors in recent months.”

Though jumbo volume remained stable, the sector lost market share as the conventional refinance business continued to boom.

But looming delinquencies are definitely a concern...

Year-to-date production, $1.852 trillion as of Halloween, was up 131.5% from last year. It’s a foregone conclusion that Fannie and Freddie this month will top the current $1.912 trillion annual record for GSE MBS issuance set back in 2003.

Brickman took over the CEO role in July 2019. His final day will be Jan. 8.

Despite this "relief" measure, the GSE regulator has been sharply criticized by lenders because the fee is so steep: 500 basis points for first-time buyers and 700 bps for everyone else.

Quicken is an active and major player in the Ginnie Mae EBO game as well...

The refinance business for private MIs fell 11.0% from the second to the third quarter, dropping to 30.6% of their production. Still, that’s well above historic norms...

Gripes about mortgage applications hit a historical high, jumping 29.9% sequentially to 1,609 in 3Q20. The nine-month reading registered a stunning 124.6% spike year-over-year.

A basic question is posed: If Fannie and Freddie are earning so much money, why do they need to impose the fee?