KBW estimates that if the corporate tax rate falls, Fannie and Freddie, combined, would have to fork over to Treasury an estimated $13 billion to $19 billion…

Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions, Atlanta, said it has underwriting standards that avoid risk-layering…

Maybe a REIT is the way to go in nonprime...

You might say that Wilbur Ross got out of Ocwen while the getting was good...

Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie continued to dominate multifamily activity…

Issuance of expanded-prime non-agency mortgage-backed securities is heating up with a new participant in the market and a quick second deal from Redwood Trust. Ellington Financial is preparing to issue its first non-agency MBS, which will largely consist of non-qualified mortgages originated by LendSure Mortgage. Morningstar Credit Ratings and S&P Global Ratings assigned preliminary AAA ratings to the deal this week. “Ellington Financial’s ability to access the robust securitization markets ...

NAR’s Mendenhall: such provisions “can turn the American Dream into a nightmare for families, as the rug is pulled out from under them.”

Redwood Trust increased its acquisitions of jumbo mortgages in the third quarter, helped by strong demand for jumbo mortgage-backed securities. The real estate investment trust acquired jumbos with a total unpaid principal balance of $1.50 billion in the third quarter, up 25.0 percent from the previous period and up 15.4 percent a year ago. Officials said spread tightening helped the REIT compete with banks for jumbos. In the third quarter, Redwood closed two super-prime jumbo MBS with ...

“A significant reduction in the corporate tax rate would result in a significant net loss, and that could result in a loss for the year,” said Fannie CEO Timothy Mayopoulos…

Walter CEO Tony Renzi: “Our operating performance is improving in many areas, and we are continuing our financial restructuring efforts…"