Researchers at the think tank focused on the presence of appraisal bias during refinancing transactions because such loans “lack an arm’s length transaction.”
Private MIs were particularly strong in the purchase-loan market, with annual GSE sales of $366.87 billion — which represented 51.0% of all insured purchase loans securitized by the agencies...
Angel Oak, a big player in the non-QM market, sees better days ahead, with securitzations leading the way. Fundings at the firm are nearing pre-pandemic levels.