GSE securitization of mortgages with private MI declined in the third quarter while FHA activity increased.

The total delinquency rate on mortgages in agency MBS stood at 2.83% as of the end of September, up from 2.60% at the end of June.

Small to mid-sized nonbanks accounted for 24.7% of GSE business in the third quarter, up from a 23.1% share in the second quarter.

U.S. Bank's servicing-for-others portfolio fell to $232.3 billion at the end of September from $251.6 billion at the end of June.

The third quarter of 2023 ranked as the busiest market for MSR sales since the second quarter of last year, when $327.82 billion of MSR transfers closed.

At Sept. 30, BofA held $229.0 billion of residential first liens on its books...

Through the first nine months of the year, the top three non-agency issuers were: JPM, Invictus Capital Partners and Onslow Bay Financial.

Growth at Lakeview and Chase Home Finance finally toppled Wells Fargo as the largest agency servicer.

Both the FHA and VA programs saw increases, but the bulk of the growth in Ginnie issuance in the third quarter came from FHA loans.

The structured finance market produced $396.17 billion of new issuance in the third quarter, down 4.5% from the second quarter.