The Structured Finance Association, which is developing a compliance tool to facilitate uniformity in the non-agency MBS market on QM standards, has run into a vexing issue regarding the definition of a QM.
Angel Oak Capital Partners introduced an investment program tailored to increase insurance company investments in non-agency whole loans and securitizations.
Great Ajax received a loan from Rithm Capital and moved to have Rithm serve as external manager of the REIT. Rithm plans to have Great Ajax invest in commercial mortgages.
Attendance at the SFVegas conference this year hit another record. Demand for MBS and ABS is exceptionally strong, with few concerns on the immediate horizon.
New prohibitions against conflicts of interest in the MBS and ABS market will take effect in June 2025. But SEC officials are urging industry participants to raise compliance concerns, if any, as soon as possible.
Mortgage REITs mostly treaded water in the fourth quarter, although aggregate industry holdings were down slightly from the previous period. (Includes two data tables.)