Margins jumped but MSR markdowns overwhelmed UWM's income in the first quarter.

Originations declined, margins improved, but a loss was still in the cards for the first quarter.

As interest rates declined, applications increased...

Wells is shrinking its servicing portfolio while Chase is growing.

Survey says: An increased number of respondents think mortgage rates will go down over the next year...

Computershare said, “Low origination and refinancing volumes, along with the timing of MSR capital recycling trades, affected results."

The big servicers got a little bigger and Chase overtook Wells as the largest GSE servicer in the first quarter.

Margins improved while originations declined.

The longer it takes Congress to react after a debt default, the bigger the impact will be, according to Cristian deRitis, deputy chief economist at Moody’s Analytics.

Improvements in loan performance were seen across Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae.