Then again, the fourth quarter of 2020 was a tough act to follow as CMBS issuance hit an all-time record of $86.94 billion...

On the plus side: revenues at Freddie increased 4.9% from the fourth quarter of last year...

Redwood's income from aggregating and selling jumbos increased during the first quarter, with more volume and high margins.

Servicers also repurchased $20.22 billion of delinquent loans from Ginnie MBS in the first quarter, or 9.3% of total removals.

NewRez had $4.3 billion of loan funding capacity across nine warehouse credit facilities prior to the securitization.

United Wholesale Mortgage ceded the top spot after it stopped originating jumbos in March 2020 due to volatility from the coronavirus.

Citi started issuing expanded-credit MBS in 2020 but hasn't come to market with a jumbo deal since 2014.

Driving the improvement (no pun intended): the auto lending and leasing sector.

FHFA chief Mark Calabria: “The reality is that, in the short run, there will be a pinch on the market, if you will."

For Ocwen, the acquisitions represent a chance to grow its lending business and bolster its MSR portfolio.