Correspondent, however, is below its former glories in the government-insured market...

PennyMac Financial had the biggest correspondent platform in the FHA/VA market at the end of the third quarter, but a handful of competitors were gaining ground. (Includes data chart.)

Although the central bank this week announced new plans to scale back growth in its holdings, it added $175.27 billion in 3Q21...

Commercial banks, thrifts and credit unions all beefed up their MBS holdings during the third quarter of 2021 despite the Federal Reserve's ongoing buying spree. (Includes two data charts.)

Federally insured depositories reported $54.71 billion of closed-end second mortgages on their books, down 3.3%.

Banks, thrifts and credit unions reported a modest increase in the untapped HELOC commitments in the third quarter, but homeowners continued to sit on a mountain of untapped equity. (Includes three data charts.)

Nonbanks remained the driving force in first-lien originations, accounting for 68.4% of aggregate production by the top 100 lenders. (Includes two data charts.)

Originations of conventional-conforming and government-insured mortgages declined by 4.5% during 3Q21...

Wells Fargo repurchased $46.0 million of residential loans during the third quarter, tops among all depositories...

Figures gathered by the Mortgage Bankers Association suggest that production and secondary marketing income rose on a per-loan basis even though production efficiency was off.