Wholesale-brokers and correspondent aggregators increased their market share in all three major product categories. Retail continued to lead conventional-conforming lending. (Includes two data tables.)

The dollar volume of mortgage repurchases by banks declined by 5.4% on a sequential basis during the third quarter. Western Alliance Bank led in loan removals for the second straight quarter. (Includes data table.)

The delinquency rate on loans in Ginnie Mae MBS increased at a much faster pace than that on loans in GSE MBS, with the total delinquency rate for FHA mortgages hitting 10.90% at the end of September.