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Correspondent Share Down In Major Product Categories

Retail lending reigned supreme in the second quarter as lenders facing an onslaught of consumer demand focused on the most efficient and profitable production strategy. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

Banks Report Huge Gain in Retail Originations in 2Q20

Most large banks ramped up retail originations significantly, but trends were more varied in secondary mortgage sales. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

FHFA OIG Finds Use of eMortgages Up Sharply During Pandemic

The volume of eMortgages purchased by Fannie and Freddie has grown more than fourfold since 2018, but it’s still a tiny fraction of their single-family business. Read More

Flagstar Teams Up with Startups for Mortgage Tech

Flagstar is offering mentorship and other forms of support to startup companies toiling in the mortgage technology space. Three tech companies completed a similar program with the bank last year. Read More

Bank Mortgage Repurchases Remain Subdued in 2Q20

Bank mortgage repurchases are on track to set a new annual low in 2020. (Includes data chart.) Read More

Pandemic Boosts Digital Appraisals but Risks Remain

Even though Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have loosened standards for property appraisals, lenders are choosing the option of using appraisal waiver programs. Read More

Home-Flipping Profits Increase in Second Quarter

Flipped houses represented 6.7% of all single-family homes and condos sold in the second quarter, down from 7.5% of all sales in the prior period. (Includes data chart.) Read More

Grapevine: All Aboard the IPO Plane / Made in Michigan

Are some of the nation's largest nonbank home lenders pining to go public as originations toy with record volumes? Rumors abound.

Inside Mortgage Trends

September 25, 2020

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Correspondent Share Down In Major Product Categories

Banks Report Huge Gain in Retail Originations in 2Q20

FHFA OIG Finds Use of eMortgages Up Sharply During Pandemic

Flagstar Teams Up with Startups for Mortgage Tech

Bank Mortgage Repurchases Remain Subdued in 2Q20

Pandemic Boosts Digital Appraisals but Risks Remain

Home-Flipping Profits Increase in Second Quarter

Grapevine: All Aboard the IPO Plane / Made in Michigan

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Ginnie Share of Mortgage Servicing Reaches 18.3% in 3Q

Average Home Sale Price at KB Home Drops to 2023 Level

Ginnie to Align Liquidation Reporting With GSE Standards

Non-QM Lenders Tapping AI to Automate Underwriting

Featured Data

Largest Sellers See GSE Deliveries Wane in November

Third-Party Lenders Boost Market Share in Third Quarter

Bank Mortgage Repurchases Decline in Third Quarter

Mortgage REITs Up Agency MBS, Shed Non-Agency

Featured Reports

Agency Seller-Issuer Profile: 3Q25 (PDF)

Mortgage Servicing Rights Report: 3Q25 (PDF)

Lender Profiles 2Q25: Top 25 (PDF)

GSE Repurchase Activity: Cumulative to Second Quarter 2025 (PDF Format)

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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?

Inside Mortgage Trends

September 25, 2020

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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?