Lower Staff Costs Help Mortgage Production Income

A decrease in employee expense was behind a quarter-over-quarter improvement in mortgage production earnings. But there was year-over-year deterioration.

During the three months ended mid-2017, net production income at independent mortgage bankers and mortgage subsidiaries of chartered banks was 45 basis points.

Income soared from less than 9 BPS in the first quarter. The improvement was fueled by a 35-basis-point decline in personnel expense.


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