A boost in primary MI for refinance loans helped offset an across-the-board downturn in new coverage for purchase loans. Private MI earnings look to be on cruise control. (Includes four data tables.)

Rocket is now the largest subservicer in the industry. Pennymac is poised to acquire Cenlar, the second-largest subservicer. (Includes data table.)

Looking at VantageScore 4.0 data provided by the three national credit reporting agencies, researchers found that 18% of consumers had one or more scores that was at least 20 points higher than the tri-merge average.