Brokers recorded a hefty 69.3% increase in government lending from the first to the second quarter, boosting their share of the sector to 21.4%.

Most of the increased GSE refi business came from rate-term deals. Delivery of these loans increased 88.6% from July to August…

Bob Garrett, executive vice president in charge of warehouse finance at First Tennessee Bank, said he’s seen some competitors that are so overwhelmed with demand they’re turning away business.

Jumbo specialist First Republic Bank boosted its first-lien holdings by 21.8% on an annual basis…

FHA/VA lending is the segment where brokers enjoy their biggest market share. In the jumbo space, they captured just 5.0% of second-quarter volume, along with a 17.1% share in the conventional-conforming market.

For the first half, the top five HECM lenders were American Advisors Group, One Reverse Mortgage, Synergy One, Reverse Mortgage Funding, and Fairway Independent Mortgage…

In the first half of 2019, Angel Oak was the top-ranked expanded-credit lender, with production of $1.25 billion…

Tappable equity reached an all-time high of $6.3 trillion in the second quarter of this year, according to Black Knight.

Retail originations typically had stronger credit profiles than correspondent or wholesale-broker production...

“In July and August, we’ve seen crazy volumes,” one warehouse manager told Inside Mortgage Finance…