Although the share of loans four or more payments past due continued to climb in July, total delinquencies and early-stage default rates were lower. (Includes data chart.)

Rocket Companies went public a week ago amid the lowest mortgage rates in U.S. history. How’s the stock doing? Funny, you should ask.

The forbearance picture continues to brighten but if economic activity flattens, all bets are off for the fall.

Borrowers faced with coronavirus-related financial difficulties are prioritizing auto and credit card payments over mortgage, according to Fitch Ratings.

Just how good are loan volumes these days? Answer: there’s plenty of talk about LOs earning $1 million this year and buying Teslas.

Independent mortgage companies for the first time serviced more than half of the single-family loans in agency MBS at midyear. But many high-ranked servicers saw declines in their agency servicing portfolios. (Includes two data charts.)

When it comes to origination gains, Wells Fargo and JPM took a backseat to some of their commercial banking brethren in 2Q20.

Heavy rate-term refinances and cash-out transactions accounted for much of last year's big gain in first-lien originations. Denial rates were down in nearly all categories. (Includes data chart.)

Banks and thrifts continued to cede share in the servicing of single-family MBS to nonbanks. The retained portfolios of depository institutions grew at half the rate of overall mortgage debt outstanding. (Includes two data charts.)