Correspondent Channel Gains Share in Agency Market February 13, 2024 Andras Malatinszky The correspondent channel accounted for 37.0% of agency deliveries in the fourth quarter, up from a 34.6% share the previous quarter.Read More
Agency Sector Gains Share in Fourth Quarter February 9, 2024 John Bancroft Agency-eligible production accounted for 87.1% of first-lien originations in the fourth quarter, up from 81.1% a year ago.Read More
Ginnie MBS Issuance Flat in January February 8, 2024 Brandon Ivey Refis accounted for 15.0% of Ginnie issuance in January compared with a 14.7% share the previous month.Read More
GSE CRT Issuance Limited in 2023 February 7, 2024 Dennis Hollier Issuance in 2022 was helped by lingering loans from the refinance wave while mortgage originations were down sharply in 2023.Read More
Prime Non-Agency MBS Ticks Up in Fourth Quarter February 6, 2024 James Dohnert Prime non-agency MBS issuance increased by 4.3% on a sequential basis in the fourth quarter though for the full year volume was down 64.1%.Read More
Short Takes: Another Exit From Wholesale / 100 Affected / Job Losses / UWM’s Big MSR Sales / A Celebration of Dave Stevens February 5, 2024 Paul Muolo In December, mortgage banking firms shed 500 full-time workers from their payrolls...Read More
Nonbanks Gain More Servicing Share in Fourth Quarter February 2, 2024 John Bancroft A big chunk of the nonbank gains came through secondary-market acquisitions.Read More
FHA Share of MI Coverage Increases in 2023 February 1, 2024 Namrata Bhatia FHA’s share of the primary mortgage insurance purchase business grew from 25.7% in 2022 to 32.1%.Read More
Large GSE Servicers Gain Share in Fourth Quarter January 31, 2024 Dennis Hollier The GSE servicing share among large independent mortgage banks went from 36.6% at the end of September 2023 to 36.9% at year-end.Read More
Mortgage-Related Complaints to CFPB Decline Slightly January 30, 2024 Andras Malatinszky Mortgage borrowers filed only 2.4% fewer complaints last year than in 2022.Read More
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