More Banks Expected to Join Chase and Flagstar in Issuing Jumbo MBS July 26, 2017 Brandon Ivey It looks like Flagstar won't be the only bank to issue jumbo mortgage-backed securities. Read More
Wells Looking to Amp Up Interest-Only Mortgages for Jumbo Borrowers July 26, 2017 Brandon Ivey Wells looks to up its originations by boosting IO jumbos.Read More
Redwood Taps First Republic, Quicken for Jumbos July 26, 2017 Brandon Ivey Only two lenders have consistently provided more than 5.0 percent of the dollar volume in jumbo MBS Redwood has issued this year: First Republic Bank and Quicken Loans.Read More
Fixed-Rate Loans Dominate Non-Agency MBS July 21, 2017 Brandon Ivey By comparison, ARMs accounted for less than 1.0 percent of total prime non-agency MBS issued in the first quarter. Read More
Short Takes: About that FHA Premium Cut Idea… / Private Money, Not Government Money / 175 Basis Points / MPF Program Turns 20 / Fortress Buys Lender to RE Investors July 21, 2017 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo The USMI said in statement that cutting FHA premiums right now is “neither necessary nor prudent at this time...."Read More
New Legal Settlement Will Prove Costly to Ocwen July 21, 2017 Brandon Ivey However, the legal settlement likely will ding sector quarter earnings by $34 millon to $36 million…Read More
After a Lull in Issuance, Strong Demand for New SFR MBS Deals July 21, 2017 Brandon Ivey In a somewhat uncommon move, Progress increased a planned issuance after presale reports on the deal were already published.Read More
Invictus Packages a Variety of Mortgages into Nonprime MBS; Greenbox the Top Contributor July 20, 2017 Brandon Ivey GreenBox was the top contributor to the new nonprime MBS with Sprout Mortgage a close second…Read More
PIMCO: Non-Agency Changes Needed Before GSE Reform July 19, 2017 Brandon Ivey Over the past two years PIMCO has been a major buyer of nonprime/non-QM whole loans in the secondary market…Read More
Short Takes: A Bulk MSR Deal from MountainView / Proposed HUD Lender Fee Is Cut From Spending Measure / Invictus Readies Nonprime MBS Deal / A Promotion at loanDepot July 19, 2017 George Brooks, Brandon Ivey, and Paul Muolo Another nonprime MBS deal is ready to hit the market, this one from Invictus Capital Partners...Read More