Purchase-money mortgages are the bread and butter in primary mortgage-insurance activity, but refinance loans also played a role in the continuing climb in private MI market share during the fourth quarter of 2017, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance analysis.
Redwood Trust is preparing two prime jumbo MBS, JPMorgan Chase has one of its own and an affiliate of Caliber Home Loans plans to issue a nonprime deal.
With Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buybacks at post-crisis lows, mortgage sellers should reevalu-ate their repurchase reserves for a number of reasons that could impact their business, according to mortgage industry experts. With loan quality significantly improved and underwriting standards tight-ened, many lenders are likely overestimating potential buybacks and carrying excess reserves.
DoubleLine Capital, an investment management firm, recently created a new entity with plans to issue non-agency MBS and commercial MBS. These activities will be conducted via the new Mortgage Opportunities Capital, according to filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust, through three affiliate companies, has entered into a structured deal to finance Fannie Mae mortgage servicing rights and excess servicing spread.
Investors might be seeing better performance from the credit rating agencies these days. In two new reports, the Securities and Exchange Commission says ratings firms are more compliant and are utilizing information technology to a greater extent, all while remaining competitive, especially some of the smaller ones.
Syncora Guarantee, Inc., an insurer of structured-finance transactions, has settled a long-running dispute with Greenpoint Mortgage Funding over hundreds of millions of dollars in losses on bundles of soured home-equity mortgages held in trust.
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