A number of top nonbank servicers saw significant increases in their Fannie/Freddie servicing portfolios, while most big banks saw declines. The GSE market continued to fragment. (Includes two data charts.)

While appraisal actions sharply increased from 2019 to 2020, the number of licensed appraisers remained unchanged.

Fannie and Freddie combined to issue $266 billion of single-family MBS in October, the third monthly production record set this year. Many top sellers shifted a little more of their GSE business to Freddie. (Includes two data charts.)