Angel Oak Mortgage REIT continues to package non-QMs into MBS and is expanding its acquisitions to home equity loans.

Brookfield Asset Management to pay $145.0 million for a 50.1% stake in Angel Oak Companies; A&D Mortgage launches jumbo product for borrowers seeking high-balance loans with flexible terms.

The relative immaturity of the asset-backed finance sector carries risks, but market players see a space brimming with opportunity.

Acra has a new parent company in the form of BlackRock, but it’s hard to say much as changed at the non-QM originator.

A&D Mortgage and Imperial Fund Asset Management have received a $250 million commitment from Canyon Partners. The partnership will fund $5 billion of non-agency securitizations.

A remote workforce and growing demand for energy-intensive artificial intelligence are driving investors to ABS financing for data centers and fiber optic internet.

Researchers say the avalanche of lease cancellations initiated by DOGE in the first half of 2025 has reduced cash flows and lowered the price of the first-loss tranches of CMBS.

Harley-Davidson Financial Services will sell $5 billion of existing retail loans and two-thirds of future originations to the investment firms.

FICO CEO William Lansing argued that, by allowing lenders to pick between Classic FICO and VantageScore 4.0, FHFA may be creating a race to the bottom when it comes to the quality of credit scores.

Leaders at big lenders believe the spring homebuying season will continue through the summer, thanks to the shift to a buyers’ market. Real estate companies are less optimistic, citing “punishing” interest rates.