An estimated 32.5 percent freefall in refi originations during 3Q had a much bigger impact on the conventional market than on government-insured lending.

The third-quarter figure was the largest new insurance written total for the industry since 1Q 2008, when private MIs booked $72.17 billion of new coverage.

Fannie and Freddie passed through of $661 million of g-fee money in the third quarter, up 4.6 percent from 2Q...

Wells Fargo once again ranked first among all GSE sellers with a market share of 15.3 percent in October, almost triple that of the number two ranked Quicken Loans.

Meanwhile, regional banks appeared to weather the quarter better than other sectors of the mortgage industry…

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae issued $107.19 billion of single-family MBS last month, a 5.6 percent decline from September’s volume.

The only way the baseline conforming loan limit would be raised for 2016 is if the HPI jumps nearly 10 points...

The top five servicers still accounted for over half (53.3 percent) of the total for the top 50 servicers, but that was down from 57.0 percent a year ago.

Some 35 percent of the U.S. population has a credit score below 650, said Matt Nichols, CEO of Deephaven Mortgage.

Agency multifamily MBS issuance dropped more steeply, by 19.7 percent, but that was from the record $30.91 billion issued during the second quarter of this year.