FHA Servicing Growth Outpaces VA in Fourth Quarter January 28, 2025 Andras Malatinszky FHA servicing volume increased by 2.5% on a quarterly basis, hitting $1.39 trillion at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024.Read More
Expanded-Credit Issuance Has Its Best Showing Since 2Q22 January 27, 2025 James Dohnert The top three originators of mortgages backing expanded-credit MBS are Acra Lending, Angel Oak and A&D Mortgage.Read More
In 4Q, a Revival in Servicing Values January 27, 2025 Paul Muolo Chase — the largest servicer in the nation — assigned a value of 140 basis points to its third-party servicing portfolio at Dec. 31.Read More
Refis With Primary MI Spike in Fourth-Quarter MBS January 24, 2025 Brandon Ivey Deliveries to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac of mortgages with private MI more than quadrupled from the third quarter, hitting $6.58 billion in the fourth quarter.Read More
Nonbank Share of GSE Servicing Up Again in 4Q January 23, 2025 Dennis Hollier Nonbanks handled 60.1% of the $6.56 trillion of GSE single-family servicing as of the end of 2024.Read More
Mortgage Complaints to CFPB Decline in 2024 January 23, 2025 Shannon Clark Consumers submitted 21,173 mortgage-related complaints to the CFPB last year, the lowest number since the bureau opened its door.Read More
Agency MSR Transfers Decline Slightly in 2024 January 22, 2025 John Bancroft Mr. Cooper Group ended the year as the top bulk buyer with $175.93 billion in acquisitions.Read More
Non-Agency MBS Issuance More Than Doubles in 2024 January 21, 2025 John Bancroft Four of the top five non-agency MBS issuers at least doubled their issuance volume on an annual basis in 2024.Read More
More Agency Servicing Shifts to Ginnie, Nonbanks January 17, 2025 John Bancroft Lakeview Loan Servicing remained the top agency servicer, with a $732.56 billion portfolio.Read More
Repurchases by Banks Decline in Third Quarter January 16, 2025 Namrata Bhatia Banks and thrifts repurchased $213.6 million of single-family mortgages during the third quarter, an 11.5% decline from the previous period.Read More