The eight nonbanks – including the top publicly traded firms that rank high in originations, servicing or both – posted a combined $40.5 million in mortgage-banking income during the first quarter.

VA originations by state-licensed lenders rose 14.5 percent from 2013 to 2014.

Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie all posted solid gains in volume during April, but Ginnie had the strongest increase with issuance rising more than 32 percent…

It’s not clear whether thousands of other – much smaller – mortgage servicers grew enough to offset the decline in the top tier.

The jump in private CMBS issuance helped offset what looks like a sharp slowdown in agency multifamily MBS production.

In the first quarter, the top sequential gainers were all nonbanks: loanDepot (up 50.6 percent), Caliber Home Loans (46.2 percent) and Stearns Lending (22.6 percent.)

Among the standouts in nonbank MSR growth: Seneca Mortgage, Pingora and RoundPoint...

The megabanks still report broker production in their loan sales figures, but most of the activity involves seasoned loans.

Many lenders reported the pleasant confluence of rising origination volume and stronger gain-on-sale margins.

For the most part, jumbo MBS issuance has been weak (though improving), but the ABS market has been on fire...