Originations of adjustable-rate mortgages declined by 4.8% from the third to the fourth quarter and by 13.7% for the full year 2021. Bank of America was the top ARM producer. The loans largely remain in portfolio. (Includes data chart.)

Banks and thrifts held $2.23 trillion of first liens at the end of the year, up 1.7% from the end of September. Trends varied considerably among the megabanks. (Includes data chart.)

Firms active in nonprime servicing increased their portfolios by 7.5% on an annual basis in 2021. Servicers also are turning to loan modifications as forbearance plans end. (Includes data chart.)

Nearly every company in a group of 30 prominent servicers of jumbo mortgages increased their respective portfolios during the fourth quarter. Jumbo servicing also increased on an annual basis. (Includes data chart.)

Select Portfolio Servicing added nearly twice as much servicing from just-issued non-agency MBS in the fourth quarter as it did in the third. Shellpoint remains the largest servicer of recently issued non-agency MBS. (Includes data chart.)

Strong home price appreciation helped push some GSE conforming jumbos into the non-agency market. Are loans for second homes next? (Includes data chart.)

Wells Fargo was the only bank among the top 10 holders of first liens to reduce its portfolio during the third quarter. The bank’s holdings are also down sharply on an annual basis. (Includes data chart.)

ARM lending ticked up during the third quarter though the ARM share of total originations remains well below the level seen in 2019. (Includes data chart.)

Expanded-credit mortgages gained market share as total first-lien originations declined in the third quarter. Still, the sector accounted for only 1.1% of the total origination pie. (Includes data chart.)

The amount of nonprime servicing handled by a group of 15 firms was essentially flat between the end of June and the end of September. Three of the top five firms in the sector saw their portfolios shrink. (Includes data chart.)