Warehouse Lending Commitments Increase in 2024 April 2, 2025 Paul Muolo Mortgage warehouse commitment levels increased 22.0%.Read More
Servicing Boosts Mortgage Earnings in Fourth Quarter April 1, 2025 John Bancroft The turnaround in servicing profitability was driven by markups in the value of mortgage servicing rights net of hedging efforts.Read More
GSE Loan Buybacks Up Quarterly, Down for the Year March 31, 2025 John Bancroft For the full year, seller repurchases and indemnifications totaled $2.41 billion.Read More
Home Equity Lending Increases by 10.8% in 2024 March 28, 2025 Brandon Ivey The bulk of home equity lending remains in HELOCs by banks.Read More
Correspondents Regain FHA/VA Market Share in 4Q March 28, 2025 Andras Malatinszky Correspondent production made up 46.1% of the group’s government-insured volume in the fourth quarter.Read More
Non-Agency MBS Outstanding Up Sharply in 2024 March 27, 2025 John Bancroft The rate of growth for non-agency MBS outstanding in 2024 was four times that of the growth in agency MBS.Read More
Mr. Cooper Jumps to Largest Subservicer at End of 2024 March 26, 2025 Paul Muolo Cenlar was the runner-up with $742.0 billion of contracts at the end of 2024.Read More
ARM Originations Gain Share in Fourth Quarter March 26, 2025 James Dohnert An estimated $68.00 billion of adjustable-rate mortgages were originated in the fourth quarter.Read More
Fluctuations in Correspondent Share of Nonconforming Market March 25, 2025 James Dohnert The correspondent share of nonconforming originations fell to 9.0% in 2024, down from an 11.9% share in 2023.Read More
Despite Refi Spike, FHA Lending Drops (Slightly) in 4Q March 24, 2025 Brandon Ivey Production estimates were required for December because HUD, under the new Trump administration, has yet to publish FHA endorsement figures.Read More
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