Top Lenders Slow Contributions to Expanded-Credit MBS January 23, 2024 James Dohnert Change Lending, Arc Home, Caliber Funding and NewRez had zero expanded-credit loans securitized in the fourth quarter.Read More
Ginnie Outstandings Rise in 4Q, FHA Delinquencies Jump January 22, 2024 Brandon Ivey The last time FHA delinquencies were this high came during the COVID crisis...Read More
Share of Agency Business With MI Rises in 2023 January 19, 2024 John Bancroft The primary MI share in the agency market rose from 50.4% in 2022 to 62.9% in 2023.Read More
Agency MSR Transfers Slow in Fourth Quarter January 18, 2024 John Bancroft Agency MSR transfers declined by 27.5% in the fourth quarter, to $219.05 billionRead More
Sales to GSEs Fall Off in 2023, UWM Remains Leader January 17, 2024 Dennis Hollier The dollar volume of mortgages going to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac declined by 47.3% compared with 2022.Read More
Non-Agency MBS Issuance Down 41% in 2023 January 16, 2024 John Bancroft Volume was down on an annual basis across prime, subprime, Alt A and scratch-and-dent deals.Read More
Lakeview/Bayview Climbs to Top of Agency Servicers January 12, 2024 John Bancroft Lakeview handled $644.49 billion in agency servicing as of the end of 2023.Read More
HECM Activity Ends Slide in Third Quarter January 11, 2024 Namrata Bhatia HECM endorsements increased in the third quarter after four consecutive quarterly declines.Read More
Non-Agency MBS Issuance Slows in 4Q, Drops in 2023 January 10, 2024 James Dohnert Expanded-credit MBS volume was down 27.2% on an annual basis and prime volume fell by 62.9%.Read More
Short Takes: New Top Issuer of Non-Agency MBS / Choppy Application Trends / Home Price Projections / MSR Offering January 10, 2024 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo JPMorgan Chase is no longer the largest issuer of non-agency MBS.Read More