IO lending among a group of 15 prominent lenders increased by 35.3% in the second quarter. Banks accounted for nearly all of the increase. (Includes data chart.)
A new analysis of HMDA data provides some insight on borrowers who received jumbo mortgages last year. The median property value securing jumbos originated: A cool $1.17 million.
Servicing balance for jumbo mortgages fell in 2Q20 among a group of 30 servicers tracked by this newsletter, including the top three in the industry. (Includes data chart.)
The ARM and IO share of loans in expanded-credit MBS increased in the second quarter. The volume of loans produced through the correspondent channel and for investor properties declined. (Includes three data charts.)
GSE business in various noncore categories increased during the second quarter as lenders turned their focus to agency business. (Includes data chart.)
After increasing in March, April and May, the delinquency rate on securitized non-QMs declined in June. Now servicers are grappling with forbearance plans that are expiring.
Production of higher-priced conventional mortgages increased in 2019, though the loans still have a relatively low market share. The top lender was a firm that focuses on loans for manufactured housing. (Includes two data charts.)
Delinquencies and loan modifications on non-agency mortgages increased in May, but at a slower rate than the sharp increase in April. Delinquencies are much higher on non-QMs than jumbos.