The share of borrowers in forbearance who continued to make monthly payments fell from around 50% in April to 25% in June.

Loan brokers, on the other hand, added 1,100 full-timers in May, bringing their employment count to 93,700. Over the past 12 months, brokerage firms have added 8,500 workers.

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Steve Harris of MIAC: “There are many folks looking to hedge, but only until they can sell into a reasonable [MSR] bid.”

Although the outlook for mortgage-investing REITs has improved since the Fed began buying agency MBS in March, it has not necessarily been evident in their dividends.

Ginnie Mae said it is concerned that issuers could abuse buyouts and "undermine the integrity of the MBS program."

According to figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance, consumers owe roughly $11.168 trillion on their home mortgages, which (based on the MBA measurement) means $947.1 billion in residential debt is at risk.

“The agency may therefore continue to operate, but its director, in light of our decision, must be removable by the president at will,” according to the majority opinion, written by Chief Justice John Roberts.

Timing is everything. The majority of the loans, 63.0%, went into forbearance status in April and many of these borrowers may have already made their May payment.