MBA’s Michael Fratantoni: “The job market data for November showed an economic recovery that was slowing in response to the latest surge in COVID-19 cases. It is not surprising to see the rate of forbearance exits slow, as households that needed forbearance assistance in October may be in even greater need now.”

Flagstar, a top-20 player in mortgages, recently posted a handsome $222 million profit for the third quarter.

Among the top five agency MBS issuers for the 30-day period, just one was a depository: Wells Fargo at number three.

MBA's Marina Walsh: “Soaring production revenues – led by strong secondary marketing gains – drove these results and more than offset an increase in production expenses.” 

Quicken Loans is the top contributor to the new Morgan MBS, accounting for 36.3% of the collateral.

UWM reported a 69.2% jump in refi volume, while PennyMac, Freedom Mortgage, loanDepot, Mr. Cooper Group and NewRez all increased their market share as well.

Guild's GOS: 562 basis points for the third quarter compared to 502 for the first half...

Ginnie Mae single-family MBS issuance fell slightly from October but remained at near record levels. All told, the three agencies pumped out nearly $355 billion last month, a 5% gain from October.

MBA's Mike Fratantoni: “For the second week in a row, the share of loans in forbearance has increased, driven by a rise in new forbearance requests..."

Production in the sector is heavily dependent on demand by investors in the secondary market...