Signs of Life in Warehouse Lending but No Boom June 18, 2025 Paul Muolo One financier said 70% of his customers are making money now, which wasn’t necessarily the case in the January-March period.Read More
REITs Increase MBS Holdings to Level Last Seen in 2020 June 17, 2025 John Bancroft The analysis tracks holdings through March 2025. Several REITs subsequently reduced their holdings amid volatility on tariff policies.Read More
Rare Decline in First-Lien Holdings at Banks June 16, 2025 Brandon Ivey The last time there was a meaningful decline was the second quarter of 2021.Read More
Conforming Jumbos Falter, Non-Agency Treads Water June 13, 2025 Brandon Ivey Agency securitization of high-balance loans declined by 46.0% on a quarterly basis to $8.70 billion in the first quarter of 2025.Read More
CrossCountry Wins Close Race on Correspondent Sales in 2024 June 12, 2025 Namrata Bhatia CrossCountry sold 37.8% of its production to unaffiliated non-agency buyers in 2024.Read More
Subservicing Volume Increases Somewhat in First Quarter June 11, 2025 Paul Muolo Subservicers handled monthly processing work on 27.9% of outstanding residential loans as of the end of March.Read More
Servicing Income Returns to Earth in First Quarter June 10, 2025 John Bancroft Rithm Capital eked out a $28.9 million profit on servicing in the first quarter, but that was down by more than $1 billion from the prior period.Read More
Green Shoots for GSE MBS Issuance. However... June 9, 2025 Paul Muolo The GSEs lost share to FHA and bank portfolios. Freddie Mac accounted for almost all of the decline.Read More
It’s Late Spring and Mortgage Hiring Is Muted June 9, 2025 Paul Muolo Unfortunately, the federal government’s figures offer no breakdown on production and servicing-related mortgage jobs.Read More
Retail Share of Originations Ticks Down in First Quarter June 6, 2025 Brandon Ivey The first three months of 2025 marked the third consecutive quarter in which the retail channel accounted for less than 50% of total originations.Read More
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