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Broker Business Gained Market Share in 2018

Retail mortgage lending remained the dominant originations channel in 2018, but it lost some luster to third-party production channels. [Includes two data charts] Read More

Banks Boosted ‘Servicing for Others’ in 4Q

Commercial banks and savings institutions increased the amount of mortgage servicing rights they handle for other investors in the fourth quarter of 2018, although valuations for the asset softened. [Includes one data chart] Read More

Industry Seeks Delay of Credit Loss Standard

Industry groups have once again requested federal regulators delay a new accounting standard for credit losses. The Current Expected Credit Loss standard is scheduled to be implemented on a phased-in basis beginning in January. Read More

Consumer Experience Key to Lender Profitability

In a lackluster market amid rising interest rates and limited inventory, advisory firm Strategic Mortgage Finance Group has advice on how mortgage lenders can remain profitable. Read More

Digital Lender Better.com Expects Doubling Output

The mortgage market expects output to be flat this year, but digital mortgage lender Better.com said it could double its production to $2.5 billion. “We did about $1.3 billion last year, which is three times what we did in 2017,” the company’s President Jerry Selitto said. Read More

Racial Gap in Housing Wealth Getting Deeper

A disparity between black and white homeowners regarding the value of their homes is making the racial wealth gap much worse, according to a new study from the Urban Institute. Read More

TPO Volume in Agency MBS Declined Sharply in 2018

Despite hefty declines in their sales volume last year, Wells Fargo and PennyMac continued to rank as the top sources of third-party originations in agency mortgage-backed securities. [Includes one data chart] Read More

Inside Mortgage Trends

March 8, 2019

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Broker Business Gained Market Share in 2018

Banks Boosted ‘Servicing for Others’ in 4Q

Industry Seeks Delay of Credit Loss Standard

Consumer Experience Key to Lender Profitability

Digital Lender Better.com Expects Doubling Output

Racial Gap in Housing Wealth Getting Deeper

TPO Volume in Agency MBS Declined Sharply in 2018

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March 8, 2019

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As homeowner equity continues to build, more and more lenders are launching home equity lending products. Are you thinking of joining this market?