Added MBA’s Walsh: “On the servicing side of the business, mortgage servicing impairments resulting from December’s drop in interest rates hurt profitability.”

Usually, mortgage banking is a counter-cyclical business, but not always...

The Federal Reserve's MBS leakage began in 2017…

One fact is certain: January and February were not good months for the production of Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae securities.

The only soft spot was in the servicing for non-agency mortgage-backed securities…

Wells Fargo, JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America had a combined jumbo servicing market share of 61.4% at yearend, according to figures compiled by Inside Nonconforming Markets…

After trying times in January and February, March was somewhat better and the much ballyhooed spring home buying season should bring some degree of relief.

Much of the reduced refi business resulted from a 14.8% drop in cash-out transactions...

Agency securities accounted for $26.4 billion of the growth in REIT MBS holdings over the course of the year…

Credit unions reported a 19.5% increase in closed-end second originations from the first half of 2018 to the second half…