Primary mortgage insurance activity was up 17% in the second quarter after a slow start to the year, with private insurers claiming more of the purchase market but losing share in refinances. (Includes four data tables.)

Carrington led MSR buyers in the first half of the year, focusing on loans with lower coupons. Bayview Asset Management ranked second, targeting mortgages with interest rates above 6.0%.

MBS disclosures show that, from April to June, VantageScore 4.0 has only been used to qualify roughly $579 million in mortgages in Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac pools.