Retail Takes Back Some Market Share in Second Quarter September 12, 2025 Brandon Ivey The retail channel accounted for 51.3% of first-lien originations in the second quarter of 2025.Read More
Jumbo Servicing Rising After Dip in 2024 September 11, 2025 Shannon Clark The group of servicers handled $1.51 trillion of jumbos at the end of June, up 0.7% from the end of March.Read More
Subservicing Volume Increases Somewhat in Second Quarter September 10, 2025 Paul Muolo Mr. Cooper remained the largest subservicer with $778.1 billion of contracts on its books at the end of June.Read More
Refis Help Push Agency MBS Issuance Up in August September 9, 2025 John Bancroft Issuance increased by 7.8% from July and marked the strongest monthly total since November 2024.Read More
An Impressive Second Quarter for Jumbo Lending September 8, 2025 Abby Zimmardi The top five jumbo producers in the first half were all federally insured depositories.Read More
PennyMac’s Third-Quarter Results Look Promising September 8, 2025 Paul Muolo PennyMac released financial results for July and August as it presents for the Barclays Global Financial Services Conference.Read More
An Operating Loss for MBA in FY24 September 8, 2025 Paul Muolo In FY23, the organization posted an operating “profit” of $4.11 million.Read More
Short Takes: Mixed Mortgage Job Numbers / A Mini Refi Boom? / Trading Up / Warehouse Implications / Property Insurance Costs Spike September 8, 2025 Paul Muolo The big question for all mortgage professionals: Are we in for some type of mini refi boom?Read More
Nonconforming Mortgages Gain Originations Share in 2Q September 5, 2025 Brandon Ivey Nonconforming products accounted for 21.2% of first-lien originations in the second quarter, according to a new analysis by Inside Mortgage Finance.Read More
Mortgage-Banking Income Down Slightly at Banks September 4, 2025 Namrata Bhatia First Interstate Bank posted the largest loss in the second quarter, spilling $5.5 million of red ink.Read More