Repeat homebuyers accounted for over half of the agency purchase-mortgage market in the third quarter, the first time that’s happened in a while. (Includes four data charts.)
Retail-originated loans accounted for a higher share of the booming agency mortgage market in the third quarter, and there are signs that wholesale-broker competition is heating up. (Includes two data charts.)
Banks and thrifts reported $83 billion in originations through their retail platforms during the second quarter, the highest level since 3Q17. (Includes data chart.)
Although agency business faltered slightly in September, Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie drove the ABS/MBS market to a whopping $542 billion in new issuance during the third quarter. (Includes three data charts.)