Fixed income

An increase in title orders opened helped Fidelity National Financial improve its first-quarter net income by 59% over the same period last year.

Arch Capital Group's mortgage insurance subsidiary slipped to No. 2 in market share just five quarters after completing the acquisition of former No. 1 United Guaranty Corp.

New Residential Investment Corp. reported a 400% year-over-year increase in net income as its servicing revenue improved dramatically over the previous year.

Ellie Mae's first-quarter net income of a little over $2 million was lower than last year's due to some one-time expenses, but continuing operations numbers exceeded analysts' expectations.

Mortgage industry vendors' earnings varied based on the effectiveness of the strategies they used to contend with origination declines and other factors.

If 10-year Treasury yields remain at or above 3%, the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage could hit 5% sooner than previously expected.

Flagstar Bancorp returned to profitability in the first quarter after tax reform caused a loss in fourth quarter, but its mortgage revenues dropped 15% due to margin compression and lower volume.

Yields on the 10-year Treasury hit their highest level since the start of 2014 and got very close to cracking the 3% mark, signaling a potential spike in mortgage rates.

MGIC Investment Corp.'s first-quarter net income beat analysts' estimates due to favorable loss development and that should be seen with the other private mortgage insurers.

Ditech Holding Corp. lost $426.9 million in 2017, with almost half of that recorded during the fourth quarter, when the company filed for bankruptcy.