The change in course was fueled by mounting pressure from industry participants and members of Congress, among other stakeholders.

When times turn tough, some mortgage REITs start cutting the dividends they pay shareholders, but not all. Meanwhile, book values are getting slammed. A time to buy these equities or sit on the sidelines?

A 25-member bipartisan House group has called on the SEC to revise its proposed rule on conflicts of interest in the securitization market. The lawmakers said the SEC, in making the rule, went well beyond what was required by the Dodd-Frank Act.

Redwood Trust has increased its partnerships with banks as it expands its jumbo mortgage acquisitions in the third quarter.

Attendance at the ABS East conference hit a record this week even as industry participants are anticipating a recession. Parts of the ABS market are offering investors better returns than corporate debt.

Moody’s is reviewing two note classes as part of a downgrade review of the MBS due to an accidental loan prepayment disbursement.

New jumbo issuance from Chase, Goldman Sachs and Redwood Trust kick off the fourth quarter.

Although new issuance of NPL/RPL deals continues to decline, production of non-agency MBS backed by newly originated loans rose smartly in the third quarter, along with gains in securitization of home-equity products. (Includes three data charts.)

Loan buyback demands don’t seem to be an issue in the world of non-QM lending, at least not yet. But that could change, especially for low-capital originators who get swamped by aggregator demands, even on performing mortgages.

Federal Reserve examiners didn’t do enough to prevent the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, according to the Fed’s IG. Now, the Fed is working to address interest rate risk tied to bank holdings of MBS and ABS.