The nation's top three primary servicers at September 30: Wells Fargo, Cenlar and Mr. Cooper...

As a group, nonbank servicers are growing faster than depositories. But some of the biggest gains in the third quarter were by banks, and a number of nonbanks shrank their portfolios. (Includes three data charts.)

Palmer Square Capital Management was the top issuer of BSL deals in the third quarter with $2.40 billion...

CLO issuance backed by broadly-syndicated loans held fairly steady in the third quarter, but the CRE sector tanked and refi/restructuring fell off the edge of the cliff. (Includes two data charts.)

It appears that UWM now has bragging rights to being the largest originator in the land, at least based on 3Q results.

United Wholesale Mortgage appeared to emerge as the top lender in the third quarter, though Rocket was still ahead on a year-to-date basis. With total originations slumping 22% in the third quarter, a handful of lenders managed to boost production. (Includes three data charts.)

Almost all sectors saw significant declines as rising interest rates and economic took their toll...

The top buyer of bulk MSRs through the first nine months of 2022: Freedom Mortgage...

Flagstar accounted for most of the gain by mid-size banks, with its GSE MSR portfolio increasing a hefty $24 billion...

The bulk GSE MSR transfer market is deep and wide: Some 21 companies have sold more than $10 billion so far in 2022 and 40 others have sold at least $1 billion. Coissuance activity has declined as agency business has slowed.