The top three banks in MBS holdings: Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Charles Schwab...

The conventional-conforming market, which is dominated by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, accounted for 70.9% of first-lien originations through the first nine months of 2021.

Still, all three channels saw declines in refinance loans and rising purchase-money mortgage sales.

Some 62% of mortgagors said they preferred a mobile notary when they closed...

How long before the White House caves on a premium cut?

The firm estimates its gain-on-sale margin improved to as high as 197 basis points in 3Q compared to 162 bps in the second quarter.

Production was down in both non-agency CMBS and agency multifamily MBS...

The industry wasn’t exactly partying like it was 2020, but last year was a hard act to follow.

Reasons? Many borrowers are reaching the end of their forbearance periods...

On average, LOs facilitated 32% less refi volume in the third quarter, with $900,000 in refi production per month.