PennyMac Financial, which hedges its MSR portfolio, reported record earnings on mortgage banking in the first quarter. Its largest competitors posted huge losses. (Includes data chart.)
Having hit a rocky patch during the pandemic, Impac Mortgage will be late in reporting first-quarter results and it’s selling most of its MSRs. What’s next?
Freddie Mac continued to report significantly more repurchase activity in the first quarter of 2020 and the pipeline of unresolved claims was up from the end of 2019. (Includes two data charts.)
Lenders that made significant investments in technology in recent years reported better metrics than other players in several areas, such as origination costs and productivity.
Rep and warrant insurance, which covers corporate functions and not loan-level issues, has increasingly been used in mergers and acquisitions outside of the mortgage industry.
Despite substantial declines in mortgage banking profitability at Wells Fargo and JPMorgan Chase, the banking industry saw a modest gain in earnings during the first quarter. (Includes data chart.)
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