The 14 lender/servicers reported $4.02 billion in income from those activities during the second quarter, up from $1.40 billion in the first three months of 2020.

The pencil sharpening represents a 13.8% jump from the $3.4 trillion Fannie predicted just month ago, and 88.8% more than the $2.06 trillion in originations the GSE forecast in January, before the advent of the coronavirus pandemic.

The top three sellers to Fannie and Freddie in August: Quicken Loans, Wells Fargo and United Wholesale Mortgage.

Invesco, which is based in Atlanta, holds the shares on behalf of clients...

A handful of mortgages in the MBS were previously in forbearance due to financial difficulties from the coronavirus.

Mortgage credit supply in August fell to its lowest level in six year, driven by a reduction in supply from both conventional and government segments t, according to a recent tally by the Mortgage Bankers Association.

The FHA lowered payment history requirements for borrowers with previous forbearance to refinance their loans in order to aid the housing market. The changes are for purchase and rate-term refi loans.

The CFPB's latest supervisory highlight report demonstrated the agency's renewed interest in fair lending issues.

New home-equity lending declined by 14% in the second quarter while refi lending boomed.

A coalition of groups representing lenders and some consumer advocates endorsed many aspects of the CFPB's proposal to replace the QM patch.