Falling interest rates and surging originations were poor conditions for bulk MSR sales in 3Q19, but coissuance activity was up sharply from the previous period. (Includes three data charts.) Read More

In January, the origination forecast for 2019 looked bleak but that was before rates began their relentless descent. Today? Optimism abounds with several shops reporting strong lending results for 3Q19. Read More

Banks began reporting third quarter results this week and, as might be expected, negative servicing marks were quite noticeable. Read More

A smaller share of new Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac purchase business were recorded in the highest risk category. In the third quarter, most GSE loan acquisitions had credit scores of 740 and up. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

In its thirst to expand the company’s presence in wholesale lending, Quicken Loans Mortgage Services this week unveiled big hiring plans for Detroit and Charlotte. Read More

The number of eNotes being added to the MERS eRegistry is sharply increasing, indicating a growing use of eClosings. Some 36,000 eNotes were added in the third quarter compared with 17,000 in all of 2018. Read More

A lack of data standardization is holding back adoption of digital mortgage processes, according to a survey of tech vendors. Fannie Mae is urging the industry to adopt standards set by MISMO. Read More