Lenders and servicers have made significant investments in recapture capabilities in recent years for when interest rates decline and refinancing takes flight.

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Some $63.39 billion of MSR on Ginnie MBS were transferred in the second quarter of 2024, up from $24.22 billion in the prior period.

The parent of Better Mortgage took a $42.2 million loss in the second quarter compared with a $51.5 million loss the previous quarter.

Ready Capital sold the MSRs as part of an effort to exit investments in the residential market to put a greater emphasis on commercial loans.

Halfway through 2024, Lakeview/Bayview Loan Servicing was the leader in removals from Ginnie MBS, with $11.33 billion.

Much of the improvement in FoA’s earnings in the second quarter was tied to fair value changes.

UWM took in net proceeds of $2.4 billion from MSR sales in the first half of 2024.

The nonbank looks to have sold more MSRs during the second quarter.

“Our biggest concern is that the market sell-off becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy causing corporate CEOs to cut back on investments and consumers to pull back on spending leading to further cuts and a recession,” analysts at Morningstar DBRS said.