DBRS and Fitch grew their RMBS market share in the fourth quarter as total issuance surged. S&P held on as the top ABS rating service in a slow year. (Includes two data charts.)

Some 59 nonbanks accounted for 60.6% of mortgage production by the top 100 lenders in the fourth quarter as their combined output rose 9.5% from the previous period. (Includes two data charts.)

The rapid rise in refinance lending in the second half of 2019 boosted consumer-direct activity for FHA/VA lenders, though the correspondent channel remained the largest source of new business. (Includes data chart.)

As has been the norm post-crisis, subprime servicing portfolios declined for most players in 2019. Ocwen remained the largest processor in the pack. (Includes data chart.)

The Federal Reserve's revived MBS purchase program will likely absorb half of new monthly issuance, crowding out other investors that have carried the market for the past two years. (Includes two data charts.)

Single-family mortgage servicing was a healthy, growing market with a variety of business strategies in 4Q19. It may be morphing into something much different during the coronavirus crisis.(Includes two data charts.)

Deliveries of refinance loans into Fannie and Freddie MBS pools fell sharply in February. But record lows in interest rates promise a huge influx of business in coming months. (Includes two data charts.)

Correspondent production across all three major mortgage food groups was up 12.6% from the third to the fourth quarter, while retail rose 5.8% and wholesale-broker managed just a 2.5% gain. (Includes two data charts.)

Foreign investors boosted their holdings of U.S. agency MBS by 13.4% from June 2018 to the middle of last year, with big gains posted by Japan and China. (Includes data chart.)

The outstanding supply of home-equity debt fell close to the $500 billion mark in late 2019, and depository HELOC holdings dropped to $402 billion. (Includes three data charts.)