Most publicly traded nonbanks saw declines in origination gain-on-sale margins in the first quarter as the market evolved toward normalcy. Several companies offset declining production income with better performance on servicing. (Includes data chart.)

While correspondent sales volume increased on an annual basis in 2020, two of the top five sellers posted diminished sales. Guaranteed Rate and loanDepot are less reliant on correspondent sales than the other top sellers. (Includes data chart.)

Loan officers’ wallets continued to get fatter in the first quarter, thanks to mortgage origination volumes hitting new records. However, industry bean-counters expect that to change once rates start to increase.

In a bid to diversify its product offerings, New York Community Bank is merging with the mortgage-centric Flagstar. Three other depositories are engaged in M&A deals as well.

Sterling Bancorp recently reached a $12.5 million settlement for allegedly violating the Securities Act. The company is now ready to turn the page on its non-agency past.

Economists looked at security issuance, guarantee fees and prepayment speeds to gauge the market impact of the uniform MBS.

It would appear mortgage job security is at an all-time high these days. Credit the pandemic and lower interest rates.

An increase in the refinance share of agency single-family business led to a decline in the correspondent channel's market share in the first quarter. (Includes two data charts.)

A group of 21 banks reported a combined $3.75 billion in mortgage banking income for the first quarter of 2021. While that was a modest 1.7% gain from the fourth quarter, it represented a huge 63.3% gain from the first three months of last year. (Includes data chart.)

Critics argue that the goals, as currently structured, don’t offer much assistance to low- and moderate-income borrowers or mortgagors of color.