The rating service has improved its outlook on auto ABS for the second time this year based on an economy rapidly healing from COVID-19 losses.

Priority Financial Network is steamed about the Ginnie application process and is searching for answers. Meanwhile, it could fund $2 billion in loans this year, including conventional, government and non-QMs.

Investors are still open to the idea of buying debt issued by nonbank mortgage firms, but will the window stay open through the summer?

Despite growing calls to begin the painful process of ending quantitative easing — at least for agency MBS — the FOMC says it’s maintaining its liberal monetary policy for the foreseeable future.

The end of the QM patch — thanks to a maneuver by the FHFA and Treasury — could help the non-agency market compete with the GSEs.

Blackstone Real Estate Partners and Starwood Capital will be using proceeds from the mortgage loan to acquire Extended Stay America’s portfolio, fund working capital and pay closing costs.

Fannie Mae is providing a monthly certification that its credit-risk sharing offerings comply with EU securitization requirements.

Many auto ABS market participants believe subprime lenders will be subject to new laws requiring them to ensure borrowers have the ability to pay.

A dispute between Two Harbors and its former external manager will continue in court, with a focus on intellectual property. The REIT’s chief investment officer also abruptly left at the end of the second quarter.

Arbor Realty Trust closed two deals in June: A $450 million multifamily MBS and an $815 million commercial MBS.