Broker originations delivered to the GSEs increased by 16.0 percent in the first quarter of 2015 compared with the previous quarter, the biggest gain among the three production channels.

Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities issuance fell in the first quarter of 2015 with FHA volume slipping during the period, according to an Inside FHA/VA Lending’s analysis of agency data.

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae securitized $151.1 billion of refi loans during the first quarter, a 34.8 percent increase from the end of 2014.

Refinance loans accounted for over half (62.2 percent) of total GSE business during the first quarter...

Residential originations for the group fell 45.7 percent from 2013, indicating that profit margins shrank slightly more than production volume.

Mid-range credit scores – from 700 to 739 – accounted for 21.3 percent of Fannie and Freddie business last year.

Mortgage companies repurchased or provided indemnification to Fannie and Freddie on some $4.046 billion of mortgages during 2014.

Although HARP originations plunged by 76 percent last year, the FHFA may keep the program alive.

The headline might sound promising, but keep in mind that during the housing boom of 2003 to 2007, the industry averaged nearly $340 billion a year in home-equity originations.

Fannie Mae is still the most prolific author of single-family MBS, accounting for 46.6 percent of agency MBS outstanding at Dec. 31.