Credit unions reported a 19.5% increase in closed-end second originations from the first half of 2018 to the second half…

Fannie Mae saw its monthly MBS output decline by 18.1% from January…

Retail’s biggest presence was in the jumbo market…

The top four banks in servicing for others all reported declining balances…

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae generated only $69.97 billion of single-family MBS in February.

Higher conforming loan limits for agency mortgage-backed securities programs didn’t do much to offset a sharp decline in total jumbo lending last year, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance ranking and analysis. [Includes three data charts.]

New production of agency single-family MBS fell for the sixth month in a row in Febru-ary, sinking to the lowest monthly output in nearly five years. [Includes two data charts.]

Despite hefty declines in their sales volume last year, Wells Fargo and PennyMac continued to rank as the top sources of third-party originations in agency mortgage-backed securities. [Includes one data chart]

Commercial banks and savings institutions increased the amount of mortgage servicing rights they handle for other investors in the fourth quarter of 2018, although valuations for the asset softened. [Includes one data chart]

Retail mortgage lending remained the dominant originations channel in 2018, but it lost some luster to third-party production channels. [Includes two data charts]