John Bancroft

Large Nonbanks Forge Ahead in GSE Servicing

April 22, 2019

Nonbanks have increased their GSE portfolios by $95 billion over the past year...

Agency MSR Transfers Off Sharply in Early 2019

April 19, 2019

Agency MSR sales fell sharply from the fourth quarter of 2018 to the first three months of this year, according to an exclusive Inside Mortgage Trends analysis. Much of the downturn resulted from a return to more normal levels of Ginnie bulk deals.

Coissue Market Holds Steady Despite Strong Whole-Loan Bid

April 19, 2019

John Bancroft

Loan originators have to look for a good fit when they're searching for a coissuance partner for their servicing rights, experts say. That may mean leaving some cash on the table in exchange for predictability and ease of transaction.

Top Nonbanks Surge in Ranking of GSE Servicers

April 19, 2019

John Bancroft

A handful of nonbanks with limited production capacity saw significant gains in their GSE servicing portfolios during the first quarter, including New Residential Investment, Matrix Financial Services and Pingora Loan Servicing. Overall, Fannie/Freddie MSRs grew $9.1 billion from December.

A Weak Start for Ginnie MBS Issuance

April 16, 2019

John Bancroft

Ginnie production hadn’t been that low since the second quarter of 2014...

GSE MI Takes a Tumble in 1Q19

April 11, 2019

John Bancroft

Fannie and Freddie securitized $52.5 billion of single-family mortgages with private MI coverage in 1Q19, a 21.6% sequential decline, according to a new tally from Inside Mortgage Finance...

Non-Agency MBS Market Starts 2019 on Solid Footing

April 10, 2019

John Bancroft

Big gains in prime and expanded-credit MBS issuance are driving the market, although production of scratch-and-dent deals fell sharply in the first quarter.

Private MI Business Down Sharply in Early 2019

April 10, 2019

John Bancroft

The sharp downturn in purchase-money loans going into Fannie and Freddie MBS was accompanied by an even bigger drop in deliveries of loans with private mortgage insurance.

Look Who’s Gaining in the Agency Market: Loan Brokers

April 9, 2019

John Bancroft

Retail-originated loans accounted for 47.0% of first-quarter agency business, the lowest share since loan-level MBS data became available in 2013…

High-Volume Sellers Gain Market Share with Fannie and Freddie

April 8, 2019

John Bancroft

Fourth-ranked UWM was among the few top sellers to increase its GSE loan sales in the first quarter…

John Bancroft

ARTICLES

Large Nonbanks Forge Ahead in GSE Servicing

Agency MSR Transfers Off Sharply in Early 2019

Coissue Market Holds Steady Despite Strong Whole-Loan Bid

Top Nonbanks Surge in Ranking of GSE Servicers

A Weak Start for Ginnie MBS Issuance

GSE MI Takes a Tumble in 1Q19

Non-Agency MBS Market Starts 2019 on Solid Footing

Private MI Business Down Sharply in Early 2019

Look Who’s Gaining in the Agency Market: Loan Brokers

High-Volume Sellers Gain Market Share with Fannie and Freddie

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