Angel Oak, a key player in the non-QM MBS market, is facing financial turbulence. The CEO of its REIT departed suddenly this week and a line of credit it has with Barclays is about to expire.

Rising mortgage interest rates increased the market share of jumbo loans, ARMs and expanded-credit mortgages in the second quarter, while the agency market shrank. The result was a downturn in securitization rates. (Includes data chart.)

JPMorgan Chase continued to hold the biggest portfolio of MBS/ABS in trading accounts. Bank holding companies posted a 14.9% increase in agency MBS held in trading accounts. (Includes data chart.)

A lawsuit filed by New York’s attorney general against Donald Trump put a spotlight on valuation practices for commercial properties. Commercial MBS participants note that protections are in place regarding potentially inflated appraisals.

For most of 2021 and the year prior, whole-loan prices in the scratch-and-dent market were at a premium. And today? Far from it, says RAMS Mortgage Capital.

Hedging experts recommend to-be-announced strategies for the post-QE world.

The government agency is preparing for its first planned business outage as it moves its entire platform to the cloud.

DBRS released proposed updates to its North American CMBS Insight Model and multi-borrower rating methodology, and Moody’s proposed revisions to its SFR securitization loan-level legal analysis framework and added transparency on analysis of transaction-level legal risks.

Ginnie Mae could take additional actions on new eligibility requirements if problems emerge in the MSR market.

Issuance of GSE Supers appeared to take a hit in July when Fannie and Freddie implemented new fees on commingled collateral, but production rebounded in August. (Includes two data charts.)