Retail platforms benefited the most from a huge increase in agency refinance business from the first to the second quarter. First-time buyers held on in a precarious housing market. (Includes two data charts.)
Bill Foley, the man who made Fidelity Financial into a title insurance giant, has his eyes on mortgage analytics vendor CoreLogic. But will antitrust concerns prevail?
The first quarter of 2020 marked the lowest bank earnings on mortgage banking activity since the financial crisis. A big part of the decline came from steep losses at Fifth Third and Bank of America. (Includes data chart.)
Most of the industry's dramatic $245 billion decline in servicing for others was the result of a change in reporting practices at Flagstar Bank. However, a number of large banks continued to back away from the business of servicing for others. (Includes data chart.)
Agency MBS issuance declined modestly from the fourth quarter of 2019 to first quarter of this year. But volume soared abruptly in April, along with signs of COVID-19 stress. (Includes two data charts.)
Roughly a third of the bulk MSR transfers recorded in the first quarter of 2020 came as NewRez boarded servicing rights it acquired from Ditech Financial several months ago. (Includes three data tables.)
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