However, despite the bad news on late payments and set-asides, MGIC wrote new insurance on $28.2 billion of residential product, an impressive sequential gain of 55.5%.

The nation's second largest home lender, Wells Fargo reported a 34.3% decline in residential mortgage banking income...

The 1-for-15 reverse split is scheduled for August 13.

In a statement, MBA Chief Economist Mike Fratantoni said, “The job market has cooled somewhat over the past few weeks, with layoffs increasing and other indications that the economic rebound may be losing some steam because of the rising COVID-19 cases throughout the country. It is therefore not surprising to see this situation first impact the Ginnie Mae segment of the market.”

The lower readings might suggest a lack of interest in FHA/VA lending but that’s hardly the case given the continued strong production numbers…

The Ginnie Mae market was hit particularly hard, with bulk transfers crashing 81.0% to just $11.63 billion.

Rocket's "virtual" IPO roadshow is currently underway...

Government-guaranteed loans in Ginnie mortgage-backed securities accounted for 48.1% of agency loans in forbearance.

Mr. Cooper boosted its direct-to-consumer lending and sharply reduced production through the correspondent channel...

According to the S-1 initial public offering documents filed with the SEC, Rocket’s total share count (public and private) is roughly 1.9858 billion shares. At $22 a unit (the upper end of the range) that works out to a cool $43.69 billion. In short: Wow.