REIT investments in non-agency MBS fell 1.0% during the third quarter.

In 3Q21, Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie securitized $77.94 billion of agency-jumbo loans made to borrowers in high-cost markets, a 3.9% decline from the previous period.

Only two of the top-10 Fannie shareholders have increased their holdings in the past quarter. The rest have cut their exposure...

The explosive growth enjoyed by subservicing vendors in past years is beginning to ebb, but the train is moving forward nonetheless. Meanwhile, all eyes are on market leader Cenlar. (Includes data chart.)

Three of the top five nonprime servicers posted declines from the second to the third quarter.

FHA volume was incrementally higher in November, while deliveries of VA, Native American and rural housing loans were lower.

The ECM gain came as overall production fell 2.8% from the second quarter to the third...

Combined MBS issuance from Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie declined 11.5% from October...

The loan brokerage sector fared a bit better with layoffs of just 200 workers...

Personnel costs are something to keep an eye on in the waning months of the largest refi boom ever...