Wells Fargo was the top home equity lender in 2017 with total second lien production of $24.8 billion, according to a tally from Inside Mortgage Finance…

Higher mortgage interest rates are squashing the refinance sector…

An estimated $437.84 billion of home loans greater than the $424,100 benchmark agency limit were originated in 2017…

Wells Fargo led the pack in GSE buyback activity for the fourth quarter…

Business levels at the two were not the same: Fannie MBS issuance was down 14.1 percent from January, while Freddie production was up 0.5 percent…

Redwood Trust grew its non-agency holdings by an impressive 38 percent…

An estimated $1.148 trillion of home-purchase mortgages were originated in 2017, a 10.7 percent increase from the prior year.

The bank share of ABS outstanding declined to 15.2 percent at Dec. 31…

Wells Fargo was the top retail and correspondent lender in 2017 while United Wholesale Mortgage took home the gold in the wholesale/broker category…

According to their financial disclosures and company officials, both GSEs saw a sharp decline in the average guarantee fee they charged on new MBS issued during the fourth quarter…