Something to think about: What if Trump doesn’t get reelected? Will the Dow react differently under a President Warren or Sanders than it would a Biden or Bloomberg? Whatever happens, it won’t be boring…

Then again, not all banks are pulling back from agency servicing…

For the full year of 2019, total mortgage complaints from end users were down 9.1%...

No other mortgage stocks came close but there were strong valuation gains from PennyMac Financial Services, up 60% for the year, and in the mortgage insurance sector.

Only two banks ranked among the top agency sellers last year: Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase.

The HUD IG said it will provide a broader accounting of the issue when it publishes a formal report.

MBA's Frantantoni suggested the suddenness of the spike in housing starts may indicate it’s temporary...

Fun Fact: The expanded-credit MBS sector posted a hefty 130.3% jump in new issuance during 2019…

Last but not least: U.S. Bank, which funded $17.5 billion, a 10.8% improvement from the third quarter.

Private MIs insured $60.97 billion of refinance loans delivered to Fannie and Freddie in 2019, more than triple their total for the prior year.