Meanwhile, new agency MBS creation remained strong in September at $160.2 billion…

Meanwhile, depository institutions shrank their Ginnie MSR by 1.9% during the third quarter.

And now for the big question: Where do we go from here?

“Despite the interest rate volatility during the quarter, our hedging strategy and portfolio performance resulted in a slight increase to our book value quarter over quarter,” said company CEO Michael Nierenberg. “In the third quarter 2019, origination volume tripled and servicing volume doubled relative to the same period last year.”

A strong fourth-quarter finish could put 2019 in striking distance of the record $249.05 billion of CMBS issuance in 2017.

With strong refinance demand, low rates and solid housing sales for this time of year, 2019 could end up as the best year since 2006, when originations totaled $2.550 trillion.

Dems say the language preference question and associated housing counseling information sections of the URLA were designed to improve access to mortgage financing for limited-English-speaking but credit-worthy homebuyers

The Freddie Mac single-family servicing market grew roughly three times as fast as the Fannie Mae market during the third quarter, according to a new Inside the GSEs analysis.

The nation’s largest lender/servicer Wells Fargo drew the most gripes, with Mr. Cooper and Ocwen Financial, finishing second and third respectively.

Across all LTV bands, the share of purchase loans with low FICO scores fell from 12.88% in the second quarter to 12.29% in the third.