After reporting losses in its agency portfolio in the fourth quarter, Annaly plans to boost its non-agency loan volume.

The lender’s new wholesale lending program will be led by Thomas Yoon, who has more than 18 years of non-QM industry experience.

Legislation to increase transparency in the CDFI Fund comes following reported issues with fund staffing and the new CDFI certification application process.

Expanded-credit securitization is heating up and prime non-agency MBS issuers are also active.

A&D Mortgage highlighted the advantages of bank statement loan products during a recent webinar.

The Maxex mortgage platform will now connect originators with non-agency buyers of agency-eligible mortgages for investment properties and second homes.

Investors greeted “at-the-market” equity offerings by REITs fairly well last year. One analyst described the activity as “defensive” capital raises that strengthen the balance sheet.

The Supreme Court ruled in favor of a former research strategist at UBS in a whistleblower protection case under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act. The ruling has an impact on employee protections well beyond UBS.

Some analysts argue that, with traditional lenders shying away from the CRE sector, CMBS financing stands to gain market share.

Huntington National Bank is in the market with its first auto ABS since 2016. The bank completed a credit-risk transfer transaction in late December involving a $3.0 billion pool of auto loans.