But the first quarter was just a prelude to the crescendo of refinance activity in April and May. A whopping $323.4 billion of refi loans were securitized by the GSEs and Ginnie during the past two months...

Black Knight estimates that based on its reading of May 26, MBS servicers need to advance $3.6 billion a month to investors in government MBS on forborne loans and an additional $1.5 billion for real estate taxes and insurance.

There was also a substantial $1.53 billion increase in overall industry holdings of auto ABS during the first quarter.

Total Ginnie MBS production last month came to $61.34 billion, topping the previous record set in October 2019.

Industry consultant Paul Hindman called the profit margin news from Mr. Cooper "phenomenal."

Wells Fargo led the jumbo pack in 1Q20 but its volume fell 23.1% on a sequential basis...

The pipeline of unresolved buyback claims also grew during the first three months of the year, although repurchase activity in general remains at subatomic levels.

Compared to the same period a year ago, warehouse lines of credit to nonbanks increased by a mouthwatering 41.9%.

When measured against outstanding first liens calculated by Inside Mortgage Finance – $11.168 trillion – that means $933.6 billion of residential loans have been impaired (to some degree) by the pandemic.

PennyMac executives cited elevated margins across all channels. Also, production volume rose in the more profitable consumer-direct and wholesale-broker platforms...