Mortgage performance improved across the board during the fourth quarter. However, the forbearance rate has been stagnant since November, leading to concerns about foreclosures when moratoriums on such actions are lifted. (Includes data chart.)

Record loan production translates into record paychecks for CEOs. Right? If there’s an IPO involved, yes, but there are exceptions. (Includes data chart.)

It was that kind of year in 2020: chatter about fat checks for CEO/proprietors. Some may have earned more than the nation’s top athletes but probably less than Oprah.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 19.4% of Black borrowers missed or delayed their September mortgage payment. The University of Southern California’s Understanding America Study put the figure at just 5.9%.

Banks continued to retreat from the business of servicing home loans for other investors as nonbanks increased their MBS servicing by 6.6% in the third quarter. (Includes two data charts.)

We’ll never seen another quarter like 3Q20 again, right? Not so fast. Nonbank managers report that business is hardly slowing as 2020 winds down.

As originations surge, the mortgage employment picture continues to brighten — that's good news for the rank-and-file but potentially bad news for the C-suite.

When nonbanks thrive, their financiers thrive as well. In 3Q20, warehouse commitments continued onward and upward. (Includes data chart.)

A mortgage boom for the ages? So far this year, Rocket (Quicken Loans) has outearned one GSE and is within striking distance of the other.