The amount of home-equity loans held by depository institutions continued to decline in early 2013, with little sign that banks, thrifts and credit unions are likely to ramp up their lending in the near future, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance analysis and ranking.

Bank of America recorded $10.45 billion of mortgage repurchases and indemnifications during the first quarter of 2013, according to a new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of recently released call report data.

Roughly $148 billion of single-family agency MBS were issued last month, down almost 3 percent from April’s level. May was the slowest month for agency MBS issuance so far in 2013.

Freddie Mac's low activity fee could add more than $2 million to its bottom line.

Thanks to rising interest rates, the book value of mortgage servicing rights increased in the first quarter. Could more sales be on the way?

The draft includes numerous provisions designed to ensure access to the revamped secondary market for credit unions and community banks with less than $10 billion in assets.

Ellington Management under new mortgage chief Steve Abreu may go on a purchase tear, rolling up companies.

The estimated $119 billion in purchase-mortgage originations during the first quarter was up 15 percent over the level at the same point in 2012.

Banks and thrifts reported $7.7 billion in mortgage banking income during the first three months of 2013, a 16 percent jump from the previous quarter.

Bank investment in residential MBS fell 1.1 percent during the first quarter of 2013 to $1.562 trillion.