For the third straight year, in 2018, marketplace lenders held the top spot in the unsecured personal lending space. Meanwhile the share of banks dropped to 28%.

REITs, which have become key investors in MBS and MSRs, may get another crack at FHLB membership if the Trump administration gets its way. The golden chalice: discount advances available via the borrowing window.

Might REITs regain access to the FHLB system after all? It’s hard to predict but Redwood Trust and others remain hopeful thanks to the recent Treasury blueprint on GSE reform.

FirstKey Mortgage is prepping a rare residential MBS backed entirely by manufactured-home loans.

An “explicit” guarantee on Fannie/Freddie MBS was once a non-starter with Republicans in Washington. But the Trump administration is unlike your grandfather’s GOP. Just maybe, an explicit guarantee might work.

FHFA and Treasury are close to signing a letter agreement that will eliminate the profit sweep by month-end, according to the agency’s director.

The average daily trading volume in agency MBS reached a yearly low in August as rates troughed. A rebound could lay ahead. Or maybe not.

Issuers and investors in the securities market are divided on what exactly should be done with the qualified mortgage “patch.”

Year-to-date CLO issuance lagged behind the pace set in 2018 because of a slowdown in refinance transactions. Octagon Investment Partners was the most active sponsor at midyear.

The Treasury Department envisions a multi-year recapitalization of the GSEs. Secretary Steven Mnuchin told the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday that the process is already underway.