Strategies for jumbo originations vary among the top three producers, all of which are megabanks...

“Refinance borrowers with larger loan balances continue to benefit, as we saw another sizeable increase in the average refinance loan size to $438,900 – a new survey record,” said MBA’s Joel Kan…

Depositories accounted for 24.6% of last year’s production, down from 25.4% in 2017.

The broker share of the market increased to 13.2% for all of last year…

Nonbanks reached a milestone in 2018: They became the dominant source of new issuance of Fannie/Freddie MBS…

The FHA and VA loan programs also get special treatment under the ability-to-repay rule…

Some 20% of lenders surveyed expect profit margins to increase in 2Q19, up from an 11% share the previous quarter…

Thanks to its bankruptcy filing, Ditech’s future as a subservicer is in doubt…

Bank of America reported $1.04 billion in mortgage repurchases last year, or 45.3% of the industry’s total.

Added MBA’s Walsh: “On the servicing side of the business, mortgage servicing impairments resulting from December’s drop in interest rates hurt profitability.”