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.
Tag: Marina Walsh CMB
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.
MBA Chart of the Week Aug. 28: Mortgage Forbearance Rate and Reasons for Forbearance
According to the July results from MBA’s Monthly Loan Monitoring Survey, the total number of loans now in forbearance decreased by 5 basis points from 0.44% of servicers’ portfolio volume in the prior month to 0.39% as of July 31, 2023.
MBA Chart of the Week Aug. 28: Mortgage Forbearance Rate and Reasons for Forbearance
According to the July results from MBA’s Monthly Loan Monitoring Survey, the total number of loans now in forbearance decreased by 5 basis points from 0.44% of servicers’ portfolio volume in the prior month to 0.39% as of July 31, 2023.
MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 0.39% in July
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s monthly Loan Monitoring Survey revealed the total number of loans now in forbearance decreased by 5 basis points from 0.44% of servicers’ portfolio volume in the prior month to 0.39% as of July 31.
MBA: Share of Mortgage Loans in Forbearance Decreases to 0.39% in July
The Mortgage Bankers Association’s monthly Loan Monitoring Survey revealed the total number of loans now in forbearance decreased by 5 basis points from 0.44% of servicers’ portfolio volume in the prior month to 0.39% as of July 31.
MBA Chart of the Week Aug. 22: Production Personnel and Production Volume
This MBA Chart of the Week compares production personnel to average quarterly production volume in count over the last five years.
MBA Chart of the Week Aug. 21: Production Personnel and Production Volume
This MBA Chart of the Week compares production personnel to average quarterly production volume in count over the last five years.
MBA: IMBs Report Net Production Losses in the Second Quarter
Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net loss of $534 on each loan they originated in the second quarter, an improvement from the reported loss of $1,972 per loan in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report.
MBA: IMBs Report Net Production Losses in the Second Quarter
Independent mortgage banks and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks reported a pre-tax net loss of $534 on each loan they originated in the second quarter, an improvement from the reported loss of $1,972 per loan in the first quarter of 2023, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association’s Quarterly Mortgage Bankers Performance Report.