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Sen. Patrick Moynihan once said, “Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts.” In a question guaranteed to generate opinions, there is, “Rob, do you ever think that the mortgage industry will be like the gasoline business, dominated by a very few huge companies?” No, I don’t think so. The cost and barriers to entry are too low. I very much doubt that a few lenders will ever dominate the mortgage origination sector. Looking back over a few decades concentration among the top 30 lenders has been very fluid. The top 30 lenders had a 92% market share in 2008, but that has dropped to 57% in 2018. Over the last ten years, 23 of those top 30 lenders are newly in this elite group which means that only seven have been able to sustain their leadership...(read more)