Rocket Mortgage sold over $40 billion of agency MSRs during the third quarter in one of the busiest servicing-transfer markets ever. Ocwen Financial, Freedom Mortgage and a trio of banks were among the buyers.
Prime non-agency MBS issuance jumped 51.9% from the second quarter to $26.58 billion in the third. Some $14.91 billion came from deals backed by traditional jumbo loans that exceed agency loan limits...
Total non-agency MBS issuance was up only 3.6% from the second to the third quarter, and securitization of RPL and NPL deals fell sharply. But prime RMBS production surged dramatically.
A slowdown in primary market originations and new Ginnie MBS issuance is reflected in lower loan liquidation as borrower payoff remains the largest reason for removal.
The shift from refinance to purchase-mortgage lending helped boost the share of new agency business with primary mortgage insurance during the third quarter.
Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie securitized $345.72 billion of loans with some form of primary MI during the third quarter, an 8.3% drop from the previous period.
Securitization of modified loans was a significant factor in the FHA reclaiming its traditional role as top guarantor of loans in new Ginnie MBS. PennyMac and Wells Fargo dominate the loan-mod sector. (Includes four data charts.)
Structured finance production held at historically high levels in the third quarter, though most sectors were down. Growth pockets included non-agency MBS and ABS. (Includes four data charts.)