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…

Even though the preferred stock purchase agreement between the GSEs and the Treasury Department limits Fannie’s and Freddie’s capital reserves to $3 billion each, FHFA still requires the enterprises to undergo the stress test evaluation each year…

A decline in interest rates typically helps increase mortgage originations, but this time is different, according to Fitch.

One GSE-related question that hasn’t been answered yet: If a recap and release plan becomes a reality, will Congress end the $600,000 pay cap on GSE CEO compensation? 

In the second quarter, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase increased their MBS holdings by $12.34 billion and $22.39 billion, respectively.