Mortgage Earnings at Banks Decline in Third Quarter November 2, 2026 Brandon Ivey Among a group of 25 publicly traded banks, earnings were down 12.0% from the first quarter, with wide dispersion in performance at individual banks.Read More
First-Lien Originations Decline by 16% in Third Quarter October 30, 2026 Brandon Ivey An estimated $490.0 billion of first-lien mortgages were originated in the third quarter, down 15.5% from the second quarter, according to a new ranking and analysis by Inside Mortgage Finance.Read More
Bayview Increases Lead Among Ginnie Servicers in 3Q October 29, 2026 Emmeline Willey Bayview held $473.43 billion in Ginnie servicing at the end of the third quarter, a 4.6% increase from the end of June.Read More
GSE Primary MI Volume Up in 3Q, FHA Slips October 23, 2026 Namrata Bhatia Purchase-mortgage volume increased from the second quarter and refi business dropped.Read More
Deliveries to the GSEs Down in 3Q October 19, 2026 Dennis Hollier The top two GSE sellers — on both quarterly and year-to-date bases — remain Rocket Mortgage and United Wholesale Mortgage.Read More
Ginnie Servicing Up in 3Q, Nonbanks Take More Share October 16, 2026 Brandon Ivey Rocket Mortgage, the largest agency servicer and a nonbank, went the other way, reducing its portfolio during the quarter.Read More
Prime Non-Agency MBS Issuance Up in 3Q October 15, 2026 Abby Zimmardi Much of the increase was from prime jumbos.Read More
MBS, ABS Issuance Down in 3Q; Non-Agency Rises October 14, 2026 John Bancroft Issuance of non-agency MBS increased by 9.3% during the third quarter to $65.27 billion.Read More
Ginnie Issuance Declines by 9.5% in Third Quarter October 12, 2026 Emmeline Willey Refinance business dropped and VA volume declined at a faster pace than FHA business.Read More
Agency MBS Issuance Declines in 3Q With Drop in Refis October 9, 2026 Brandon Ivey Refi volume in agency MBS issuance declined by 46.3% on a quarterly basis.Read More
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