Issuance of expanded-credit MBS flowed in the first half of the year even as lenders grappled with higher interest rates. Issuance is expected to slow as lenders work to establish a new supply of loans with higher interest rates.

Portfolio holdings of agency MBS fell mostly due to lower market value for the assets. REITs also recorded a significant drop in TBA investments as agency MBS issuance declined. (Includes data chart.)

After a two-week lull in issuance of jumbo MBS, a handful of deals hit the market. MBS issuers are facing weak demand from investors, with whole-loan outlets often offering better pricing.

As market volatility declines, non-QM shops are once again able to break even on loan sales.

Non-QM originators are seeing better bid prices for their wares but is it enough to turn a decent profit? Or is “breakeven” the order of the day?

Rising interest rates and widening spreads are prompting more investor-friendly changes to expanded-credit MBS deals.

Issuing a non-agency MBS isn’t cheap; trade groups push for data, timeline if GSEs change credit scoring models; Ginnie reiterates its buyout policy.

The rating service’s proposal to notch ratings assigned by rival firms when assessing insurers didn’t sit well with the Justice Department, members of Congress and industry participants.

Moody’s downgraded some of the tranches in loanDepot’s outstanding warehouse financing securitizations even after the company modified the transactions’ governing documents to meet new criteria.

While investors in fix-and-flip and other business-purpose loans are taking a closer look at loan characteristics and lenders’ practices, lenders are adjusting and considering locking in longer-term financing.