Agency securitizations of retail mortgages shrank by 36.7% in the fourth quarter as the share of refinances fell to 18.2%. Loan quality deteriorated slightly while average loan sizes continued to shrink. (Includes two data charts.)
NYCB closes Flagstar’s non-bank branches; FHA offers new incentives for servicers; home prices decline again in November; MBA writes to FHFA on the cost of doing business with the GSEs; new products aimed at newly-constructed homes; MISMO offers loan limit tool.
Officials at the bank suggest Wells won’t take much of a hit from the loss of correspondent production. And profitability on the servicing side is expected to improve as the portfolio shrinks.
The retail channel led the decline in originations of conventional-conforming mortgages in the third quarter. And third-party originators managed to slightly increase their activity in the government-insured market. (Includes two data charts.)
Banks and thrifts reported significant declines in loan origination volume and loan sales during the third quarter. Even their loan pipelines contracted drastically. (Includes two data charts.)
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The correspondent channel regained market share lost during the refi boom in the conventional-conforming sector. The retail channel remained the largest source of originations in the sector in the second quarter. (Includes two data charts.)
Loan sales to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae plummeted further in the second quarter as desperate lenders tried to boost volume by easing credit quality standards. (Includes one data chart.)
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