The appraisal requirements required by the Dodd-Frank Act apply to higher-priced mortgages that don’t meet qualified mortgage requirements.

“The CFPB’s treatment of balloon loans was a step in the right direction, and demonstrated recognition of the unique nature of community banking and a different approach to regulating them,” the CSBS says in a new white paper.

A ton of new servicing deals have hit the market. But will regulatory scrutiny throw a monkey wrench into the transactions?

Investors hunger for yield. And what better place to get it than in the new breed of subprime mortgages.

Although there are only a few weeks left in 2013, a few large mortgage servicing deals may get done yet.

Due diligence was completed on 33 percent of the loans by American Mortgage Consultants. The firm found compliance exceptions regarding Truth in Lending Act requirements, right to cancel and HUD-1 forms.

Ability-to-repay requirements set by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau could increase losses, liquidation timelines and loan modifications for non-agency MBS, according to Standard & Poor’s. The new requirements take effect Jan. 10 and include assignee liability for certain loans. Liability from the ATR requirements and qualified-mortgage standards are only a concern for non-agency MBS issuers and investors if a borrower defaults. Given the exceptionally strong performance of jumbo MBS issued since 2010, S&P said the threat of higher losses will generally be mild for jumbo MBS. However, performance could eventually decline...

Kroll Bond Rating Agency late this week released proposed criteria for rating non-QMs, making it the second rating service to formally seek comments on such criteria.

The strength of the non-agency jumbo market, at a time when securitization of these loans has slowed, suggests there is plenty of investor appetite for non-agency jumbos.

Bill King joined Carrington 18 months ago, but recently departed the firm, which is owned by a hedge fund.