Several top REITs hunkered down in the choppy agency MBS market during the second quarter, while others continued pushing into MSRs and the non-agency mortgage sector. (Includes data chart.)

Most of the modest gain in bank ABS investment came from a handful of large banks buying deals backed by unsecured consumer loans, a fast-growing market. (Includes two data charts.)

The shift toward purchase-money loans helped third-party originators overall, but correspondent production lost out on the growth of non-agency lending in the second quarter. (Includes six data charts.)

The nation's three largest retail lenders during 2Q21: Rocket Mortgage, Wells Fargo Bank and loanDepot...

Nonbank earnings season is over. The bottom line: profits fell, but that was to be expected. The big question: Where do we go from here?

Federally insured depositories reported $3.088 trillion of servicing-for-others at June 30, mostly representing loans residing in MBS trusts...

Year-over-year, Bank of America increased its MBS holdings by a stunning 82.5%.

A dozen publicly traded nonbanks saw combined income drop 69% from the first to the second quarter, thanks largely to shrinking production margins and unhedged MSR portfolios. (Includes data chart.)

The key to a modest increase in servicing-for-others in the banking industry was the purchase of a large nonbank by Western Alliance Bank. (Includes data chart.)

Bank investment in agency MBS, especially Fannie/Freddie paper, continued to grow during the second quarter, though not quite as much as the overall market. (Includes two data charts.)