Improvements to practices in the non-agency MBS market will help to protect investors from lenders that don’t make it through the current market contraction, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

Securitization from Unlock and Saluda Grade with home-equity agreements; NewRez offers 40-year mortgages with interest-only option; Fitch to acquire dv01; DBRS adds Clarifii to its list of due diligence providers.

The only sectors of the primary market to see any growth in 2Q22 were jumbo and expanded-credit mortgages...

It seems like a lot of money to pay in tough times...

Moon also has worked for GE Capital, Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi and Bankers Trust.

Still a good time to sell servicing rights? It depends on your price expectations...

According to the Ginnie Mae president, the “majority” of the agency’s is-suers would already be in compliance with the new capital requirements. But at least one of its counterparties is considering exiting the Ginnie program.

One after another, nonbanks are lining up to reduce the size of their master repurchase deals or cut the credit entirely. Message: The mortgage boom is over.

The Federal Reserve’s pandemic-driven asset-buying spree altered the composition of assets and liabilities, a change that impacts balance sheet reduction.

A weak origination market is fueling reduced activity on MBS trades. Still, some view MBS as a safe haven of sorts, especially with the equities market reeling.