Real estate investment trusts are optimistic about the agency MBS market even with anticipated short-term volatility amid turmoil in the banking industry.

In a reversal of strategy, regional banks plan to place as much as 70% of their mortgage originations in the secondary market.

The privately-owned financial services company has been offering subprime auto ABS for decades.

There’s an MI-linked CRT from Essent, a seasoned CRT from Freddie Mac and a non-agency deal from Jefferies; Goldman to issue commercial MBS with Amazon shipping facilities.

Investors are getting pickier on what they’re willing to pay for non-QM paper, at least compared to earlier in the year. Meanwhile, Acra Lending is once again toying with the idea of issuing its own MBS.

The new acquisitions show that the real estate investment trust is making good on its commitment to expand beyond mortgage investments.

Ohio-based Go Mortgage has accused its former director of capital markets of changing passwords to key company accounts and bad-mouthing the company to major counterparties, including the GSEs.

According to some critics, the Federal Reserve’s mark-to-market losses on its securities holdings is approaching $1.0 trillion. One option would be to sell off agency MBS, even at a loss.

The trustee of a commercial MBS has alleged that a master servicer and subservicer failed to monitor rental payments in a lockbox account.

Adams Outdoor Advertising has issued similar securitizations, most recently in 2021 and 2018.