Residential Housing Debt Cracks the $12 Trillion Mark September 30, 2021 John Bancroft Nonbank mortgage processors serviced $4.977 trillion of securitized home loans as of June 30, up 2.4% from March and hefty 20.2% gain from a year ago.Read More
As the Calendar Turns, Servicing Values Head North September 30, 2021 Paul Muolo Looking to lop off some of your MSRs? You're in luck...Read More
HECMs Continue to Gain September 29, 2021 Monica Hogan While most top-ranked lenders saw aggressive growth in home-equity conversion mortgages during 2Q21, others experienced a slowdown...Read More
Retail (FHA/VA) Holds Up Slightly Better in 2Q21 Slump September 27, 2021 John Bancroft Freedom Mortgage was the top retail government lender in the first half of 2021...Read More
Home Equity Lending Spike Won't Offset Runoff September 24, 2021 John Bancroft New HELOCs and second mortgages were up 24% in the second quarter.Read More
Lending Trends Consistent Across Production Channels in 2Q September 21, 2021 John Bancroft Retail, correspondent and wholesale lending declined in the conventional-conforming and government-insured markets in the second quarter and increased in the jumbo sector.Read More
GSE-Eligible Loans Major Source of Volume in Non-Agency MBS September 20, 2021 John Bancroft Some $20 billion of GSE-eligible mortgages are on track to flow into non-agency MBS this year.Read More
A Notable 2Q Spike in Non-Agency Jumbo Production September 16, 2021 John Bancroft Jumbo lending is catching on with nonbanks, which are providing most of the collateral for non-agency prime jumbo securitizations.Read More
Adjustable-Rate Mortgage Lending Ticks Up in Second Quarter September 15, 2021 Brandon Ivey ARMs. Remember those? Lenders are still making them...Read More
Ginnie MBS Issuance Down in Most Categories in August September 14, 2021 John Bancroft Production was down for both purchase and refinance loans.Read More
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