Federally insured depositories added a whopping $115.23 billion to their aggregate single-family MBS portfolio during 3Q20, according to Inside MBS & ABS...
The estimated $822 billion of conventional-conforming lending set a quarterly record and represented 72.1% of the huge third-quarter wave of mortgage originations.
While early-payment default rates showed bigger declines, the rate for loans in the most serious delinquency categories remained relatively high. Across all three agencies, 2.92% of loans were four months or more past due, down slightly from the previous month.
Fitch also revealed that Provident received a $20 million equity infusion from an affiliated entity in March. Craig Pica, Provident’s CEO, and members of his family, own a majority stake in the lender.