However, average debt-to-income ratios were all over the map…

Bank investment in ABS backed by commercial and industrial loans grew by 30.6 percent from the midway point in the year.

Most of the refinancings facilitated by Fannie and Freddie are cash-out deals…

Year-to-date agency securitization of conforming-jumbos totaled $72.36 billion as of the end of September…

Through the first nine months of the year, mortgage banking income was up 20.9 percent from the same period in 2017.

A huge chunk of the fall-off in Fannie/Freddie MBS holdings occurred at Wells Fargo, which reduced its investment in these securities by $7.31 billion.

In its comment letter to the FHFA, Fannie Mae suggests the rule should use original credit scores and LTV ratios, rather than mark-to-market values…

Wells Fargo remained the top producer of correspondent-originated loans with $26.64 billion in third-quarter volume and a 20.2 percent share of the market…

Non-agency MBS holdings by REITs grew slightly faster than agency securities…

Arch Mortgage Insurance led the pack in terms of new insurance written in 3Q18 with $21.43 billion, followed by Radian Guaranty ($15.78 billion), and MGIC ($14.57 billion).