The share of refi loans with scores of 740 or higher edged up from 57.8 percent in the first quarter to 61.6 percent in the second.

Of the two GSEs, Freddie Mac had the bigger monthly increase at 17.1 percent…

The 22 regional banks fared a lot better, reporting a combined $903.5 million of mortgage-banking income…

FHFA officials said the directive is not being made available to the public.

The three agencies securitized $43.09 billion of purchase mortgages last month, a 15.3 percent increase from June.

Banks, thrifts and credit unions still accounted for 66.0 percent of the $7.206 trillion in single-family mortgages serviced by the top 50 companies, Inside Mortgage Finance found.

Refinancing has been heavy this year. Ginnie MBS outstanding at the end of 2015 lost $99.51 billion of FHA loans through the first six months of 2016.

Conduit deals issued in the second half of this year will benefit the most from spread tightening…

Among the top 10 residential lenders in 2Q16, Caliber Home Loans had the largest sequential gain at 51.9 percent, according to an analysis by Inside Mortgage Finance…

Some banks nearly tripled their bulk MSR acquisitions in 2Q16. SunTrust, for example, bought $7.41 billion of GSE servicing during the period, making it the third most active buyer in the market.