At yearend, commercial banks owned more MBS than any other investor cohort at $1.793 trillion. The Fed was second, but that's going to change...

Conventional and government originators are feasting on refinancings that should keep them busy the next three months. After that...

In terms of new HELOC commitments, Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Citizens Bank ranked first, second and third, respectively in 2019...

Straight talk from Impac CEO George Mangiaracina: “These are extraordinary times with unprecedented interest rate shocks and global market dislocation so any enthusiasm for future prospects should be properly balanced and tempered by potential supply and distribution constraints..."

Reverse-mortgage lenders have been struggling since FHA tweaked a policy that reduced the amount borrowers can draw from their home equity.

Interestingly, mortgage rates actually increased on Monday and Tuesday, some loan officers reported. As New Jersey loan broker Brian Benjamin put it: "Every day is a roller coaster."

The top 10 Ginnie Mae issuers in February were all nonbanks, with PennyMac and Freedom Mortgage ranking first and second, respectively…

While traditional non-agency jumbo lending lagged the overall market, the conforming-jumbo business was cracking. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae securitized $51.15 billion of single-family loans above last year’s $484,350 limit for one-unit properties.

The top two agency MBS issuers in February? Answer: Nonbanks Quicken Loans and PennyMac…

But there’s also a dark side to the rate plunge: The servicing side of the mortgage business is looking at mark-to-market bloodbaths that could be the norm if rates don’t snap back by the end of the current quarter.