United Wholesale Mortgage, the dominant conventional-conforming player in the broker channel, increased its production by 32.9% from the first to the second quarter.

Sweeping M&A activity was expected in the subservicing sector...

An estimated $50 billion of jumbo mortgages were originated in the second quarter.

Select Portfolio Servicing was far and away the largest servicer of nonprime mortgages in the second quarter.

ARMs accounted for 13.8% of first-lien originations in the second quarter.

Some $36.47 billion of Ginnie MBS was issued in August, essentially level compared with July.

Expanded-credit mortgages accounted for 2.5% of total first-lien originations in the second quarter.

Fannie had the lowest output of the three agencies in August...

Among those hanging up their warehouse spurs: Comerica Bank, which has been in the business for several decades...

Some $121.38 billion of mortgages to first-time homebuyers were included in agency mortgage-backed securities issued during the second quarter, up 41.4% from the first quarter.