Ginnie Mae signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s state-owned government-sponsored enterprise to remove barriers to investments in housing.

Bank of Hope anticipates three-year earn-back period following sale of low-yielding MBS; Figure touts strong demand for HELOC securitization; Wells transferring some non-agency MBS servicing to Shellpoint; Hooters whole-business securitization downgraded again.

Ginnie Mae eliminated the 10% concentration limit on buydown securitizations in custom single-family MBS.

A successful partnership between an investor and an originator comes down to reliability and consistency, speakers at the Non-QM Forum last week said.

Due diligence firms can use the review scope to assess seasoned residential mortgages, assigning positive grades for loans with 36 months of strong performance.

PennyMac Mortgage Investment Trust has been issuing about one prime non-agency MBS per month, stocking the deals with GSE-eligible mortgages for investment properties and second homes. Now the REIT is set to issue jumbo MBS.

Mortgage servicing rights increasingly are serving as collateral for all sorts of financing for nonbank mortgage companies.

The securitization will pay off existing construction loans on 21 properties in 10 states while also creating a revolving facility to fund the remaining construction costs and acquire new properties.

In the wake of Trump’s social media posts pledging to retain the implicit guarantee for GSE MBS, industry analysts see signs for support for the administration’s plans for GSE reform.

The auto loan ABS comes even as U.S. Bank scales back its auto lending and servicing.