MBA White Paper Measures the Impact of Loan Sizes on Profitability Through Mortgage Cycles

The conventional wisdom is that originating and servicing higher balance loans means higher profits. However, according to a new white paper by the Mortgage Bankers Association titled, How do Mortgage Revenues, Costs and Profitability Vary by Loan Balance? An Analysis Using Benchmarking Data, the relationship between loan balance and profitability is more nuanced and may change over the course of market cycles.

MBA White Paper Measures the Impact of Loan Sizes on Profitability Through Mortgage Cycles

The conventional wisdom is that originating and servicing higher balance loans means higher profits. However, according to a new white paper by the Mortgage Bankers Association titled, How do Mortgage Revenues, Costs and Profitability Vary by Loan Balance? An Analysis Using Benchmarking Data, the relationship between loan balance and profitability is more nuanced and may change over the course of market cycles.

Quote: Sept. 8, 2023

“In recent years, housing inventory constraints and home-price appreciation have resulted in rising average loan balances for single-family homeownership. Yet, financing lower balance loans is an essential way for the mortgage industry to facilitate access to affordable, lower-valued homes.”
–MBA’s Vice President of Industry Analysis Marina Walsh, CMB.