The proposition revises the strict fee limits that Texas places on home-equity lines…

Texas sticks out like a sore thumb in its regulation of home-equity lending, but the swelling will be reduced somewhat after Lone Star voters approved an amendment to the state’s constitution that will loosen some of the rules.

MBS-investing REITs boosted their holdings by 10.1 percent on a sequential basis…

The new MBS from JPM concentrates on jumbo mortgages. The average loan balance is $952,747.

Some $28.61 billion of non-government-insured higher-priced mortgages were originated in 2016, up 28.9 percent from the previous year…

Mortgages aggregated by Shelter Growth account for 43.5 percent of the collateral.

Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions, Atlanta, said it has underwriting standards that avoid risk-layering…

Maybe a REIT is the way to go in nonprime...

Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie continued to dominate multifamily activity…

Issuance of expanded-prime non-agency mortgage-backed securities is heating up with a new participant in the market and a quick second deal from Redwood Trust. Ellington Financial is preparing to issue its first non-agency MBS, which will largely consist of non-qualified mortgages originated by LendSure Mortgage. Morningstar Credit Ratings and S&P Global Ratings assigned preliminary AAA ratings to the deal this week. “Ellington Financial’s ability to access the robust securitization markets ...