Short Takes: A Sale Agreement but What’s the Price, Mr. Cooper? / A Material Event? / UBS Expects DOJ Action / Ellington’s New Non-QM MBS / A New Hire for Home Point November 8, 2018 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo UBS said the Department of Justice intends to file a civil complaint against the company relating to pre-crisis MBS issuance...Read More
QM Patch Expiration Could Shift More High-DTI Loans to FHA November 7, 2018 George Brooks Analysts see the expiration of the QM patch as having a lesser effect on the non-agency market and a greater impact on FHA...Read More
Expanded-Credit MBS Underwriting Not Loosening Much, Prepayments Remain High November 7, 2018 Brandon Ivey Risk layering remains uncommon on the new breed of expanded-credit mortgages…Read More
LoanStream Branches Out into Correspondent, Aims to ‘Dominate’ the Market November 6, 2018 Brandon Ivey LoanStream was already originating nonprime mortgages via retail and wholesale outlets...Read More
Rated MBS Backed by Fix-and-Flip Bridge Loans Likely November 6, 2018 Brandon Ivey Fix-and-flip financing has gradually increased each year since 2011…Read More
Short Takes: Calabria for the FHFA Job? / Egenhoefer’s New Gig? / Ocwen’s Share Price Gets Clocked / WAMCO Prepares EC MBS / Invitation Homes’ SFR Inventory / Fast-Growing Servicers November 6, 2018 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo Among the nation’s top 20 servicers at Sept. 30, Freedom Mortgage had the largest increase its MSR balances...Read More
As the Clouds Roll In, Some Lenders Turn to Non-QM, Including FGMC November 5, 2018 Paul Muolo PIMCO, which controls FGMC, is no stranger to the non-QM market…Read More
New Residential in Talks with Multiple Lenders to Buy Non-QM Loans November 5, 2018 Brandon Ivey Nierenberg, a former Bear Stearns executive, stressed that New Residential is going to be relatively conservative with its underwriting standards for non-QMs.Read More
Ahead of 3Q18 Results, Impac’s Share Price Falls to a 52-Week Low November 5, 2018 Paul Muolo Impac’s share price fell to a new 52-week low Monday: $5.10.Read More
Non-Agency MBS Market Revels in a Banner Year, But… November 2, 2018 John Bancroft The nonprime sector has split off from jumbo, and there are now roughly 70 investors in the sector.Read More