The IRS filing shows that the trade group had more than 2,225 members at the end of September 2023 compared to 2,275 a year earlier.

Servicing income didn't give much of a boost to nonbank profits during 2Q24...

Freedom mortgage leaped over UWM and PennyMac in the latest ranking and analysis of government-insured mortgage originators.

Although many mortgage banking companies lost money last year, the Mortgage Bankers Association remained in the black.

FHA accounted for 59.5% of government-insured originations in the second quarter.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac issued a combined $2.34 billion in CRT securities, excluding reinsurance deals, in the second quarter. That was down 18.0% from the first quarter.

Chase remained the top servicer in the group, handling $326.90 billion of jumbos as of the end of June.

Securitization of FHA loans increased 6.3% to $22.09 billion in July, while VA production was up 11.4% to $15.44 billion.

The top three five jumbo originators in 2Q24: Chase, Bank of America, U.S. Bank, UWM and Wells Fargo...

Lenders pinned the underwhelming growth on elevated interest rates and a limited inventory of homes for sale.