Non-Agency MBS Issuance Down Sharply in 2Q22 July 11, 2022 Brandon Ivey Spreads on ECM deals priced in May were near levels last seen in the early days of the pandemic...Read More
A Carnage in Mortgage Employment: 5,000 Jobs Disappear in a Month July 8, 2022 Paul Muolo Over the past few months, scores of originators have introduced reductions-in-force in an effort to rightsize their operations...Read More
Just In: 2Q22 Agency Mortgage Tally Lowest Since Early 2019 July 7, 2022 John Bancroft The top three agency sellers in 2Q22: Rocket Mortgage, UWM and PennyMac Financial...Read More
Bank/Thrift Retail Originations Plummet July 6, 2022 Namrata Bhatia Virtually all the top banks posted dismal results...Read More
Correspondents Gain Share in FHA/VA Market July 1, 2022 Monica Hogan Total FHA/VA lending by the group shrank 21.8% to $78.03 billion.Read More
Short Takes: Feeling Safe from FGMC / IPOs? No / loanDepot Insiders Keep Selling / A Large MSR Offering From MIAC / An MBS With Sprout Loans / A Day Off July 1, 2022 Paul Muolo The deluge in MSR auctions continues apace...Read More
On a Tear in 1Q22: HECM Production June 28, 2022 Monica Hogan The top three reverse lenders in 1Q22: American Advisors Group, Mutual of Omaha Mortgage and Reverse Mortgage Funding...Read More
Securitization Rates Spike in 1Q22 as Originations Tumble June 28, 2022 John Bancroft Originations of first-liens fell 27.1% from the fourth quarter, affecting securitization rates...Read More
A Good Year for Short-Term Mortgages as Volume Spikes June 27, 2022 Kiavi, formerly known as LendingHome, remained the top short-term lender, with $2.73 billion. Goldman Sachs ranked third...Read More
A Nice Gain for Second-Lien Lending, but Outstandings Shrink June 24, 2022 Paul Muolo Wells Fargo once again ranked first in this specialty niche...Read More
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