An estimated $131.0 billion of jumbos were originated during the period after three quarters of elevated production.

Angel Oak held $2.7 billion of product on its books at March 31, including non-QM whole loans and investments tied to MBS.

The rating service’s proposal to notch ratings assigned by rival firms when assessing insurers didn’t sit well with the Justice Department, members of Congress and industry participants.

Moody’s downgraded some of the tranches in loanDepot’s outstanding warehouse financing securitizations even after the company modified the transactions’ governing documents to meet new criteria.

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Delinquencies, after spiking at the start of the pandemic, are back at manageable levels. Serious delinquency rates are still elevated, though. (Includes data chart.)

In trading Wednesday, loanDepot's shares were up slightly on the day after falling to a new 52-week low of $2.00 a unit on Tuesday.

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loanDepot's originations and servicing segments suffered in the first quarter amid rising interest rates.

Mortgage earnings among a group of 22 banks declined by 12% on a sequential basis in the first quarter of 2022. The downward movement was anything but uniform, with some banks posting large swings up and down. The movements were largely driven by interest rate trends. (Includes data chart.)