Banks and other depository institutions regained a little market share in GSE servicing during the first quarter of 2026 after 11 consecutive quarters of losing share to nonbanks. (Includes two data tables.)

Large lenders increased their share in the conventional mortgage market even as their GSE volume fell. (Includes two data tables.)

UWM called Two Harbors a "melting ice cube" in a statement shared after the REIT announced it will move forward with an acquisition bid from CrossCountry Mortgage.

UWM has two days to improve its proposal for acquiring Two Harbors after CrossCountry Mortgage and an unnamed bidder placed rival offers.

UWM was the top Ginnie MBS issuer in February even though its volume fell 15.1% from January.

Rocket Mortgage delivered $7.59 billion in loans to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in February, according to an Inside The GSEs ranking and analysis.

Three of the top-five GSE issuers posted declines in volume last month. Meanwhile, Fannie’s share of total residential MBS issuance fell to a decade-plus low of 24.0% in the fourth quarter of 2025. (Includes two data tables.)

The lender accused Sharp Loan of concealing borrowers’ debts on three loan applications. Rocket claims undisclosed loans were facilitated by Sharp with United Wholesale Mortgage.

Mergers caused deliveries of conventional mortgages from Rocket and Bayview to spike, reshuffling the leaderboard for GSE sellers. (Includes two data tables.)

Both wholesale and correspondent lending look poised to increase this year, according to industry participants.