Mortgage Originations, Revenue Decline at U.S. Bank in 3Q October 15, 2026 Brandon Ivey Originations declined by 12.3% from the second quarter.Read More
Agency MBS REIT Orchid Island Takes Loss in Third Quarter October 15, 2026 Brandon Ivey The value of MBS holdings declined during the quarter as interest rates increased sharply.Read More
Short Takes: First Horizon Takes Loss on Sale of Mortgages, Restructures / Inflation Still High / Margins Improve at PNC / FHA Supports Build-to-Rent October 15, 2026 Brandon Ivey First Horizon took a $473 million pre-tax loss in non-interest income on the sale of mortgages with an unpaid principal balance of $4.5 billion.Read More
Originations Decline at Big Banks in Third Quarter October 15, 2026 Brandon Ivey Residential mortgage originations declined in the third quarter at Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo. Even with high interest rates, servicing portfolios appear to be performing well.Read More
Home Equity Lending Holds Up at BofA in Third Quarter October 14, 2026 Brandon Ivey BofA's originations of home equity loans increased by 2.9% from the second quarter.Read More
Ellington Preps Non-Agency MBS With GSE-Eligible Loans From Pennymac October 14, 2026 Brandon Ivey Loans in the $294.1 million issuance have seasoned for an average of two months.Read More
Short Takes: Applications Decline a Little More / Mixed Reading for Home Sales in September / Upside to Higher Interest Rates / Better Reducing Expenses October 14, 2026 Brandon Ivey Mortgage applications declined by 2.7% on a weekly basis last week.Read More
Originations, Mortgage Earnings Decline in 3Q at Chase, Wells October 13, 2026 Brandon Ivey Chase posted a large drop in production income compared with the second quarter and an increase in net servicing revenue.Read More
Short Takes: Pulte Skips MBA Conference / Rates Projected to Hit 7.85% / UWM’s Share Price Nears $1.00 / State Regulators Looking for Feedback on MLO Testing October 13, 2026 Brandon Ivey Pulte's planned speaking spot at the MBA conference went from in-person to virtual to canceled.Read More
Short Takes: Pulte Avoids Chicago / Pending Home Sales Falling / Experian Reduces Charges October 12, 2026 Brandon Ivey Rather than speaking as scheduled today, the MBA said FHFA Director Bill Pulte “hopes to be with us remotely on Tuesday.”Read More