The latest jumbo mortgage-backed security planned by JPMorgan Chase is smaller than other deals recently issued by the firm. J.P. Morgan Mortgage Trust 2018-1 will be a $463.7 million issuance. A similarly structured deal from Chase in December had a volume of $883.8 million, which followed a $911.0 million deal in October. All three MBS share similar characteristics, with Chase as the top contributor and loans that seasoned for an average of three months at the time of issuance ...
Net income per share at Redwood Trust increased in 2017 as the real estate investment trust put an emphasis on expanded-credit mortgages and is poised to further diversify its residential mortgage activities. The real estate investment trust estimated that its net income per share will fall somewhere in the range of $1.57 to $1.63 for 2017, up from $1.54 per share in 2016. The REIT added that its average return on equity will be in the range of 11.6 percent to 12.1 percent in 2017 compared with ...
New Penn Financial recently introduced a new non-agency program that allows for non-qualified mortgages and alternative documentation, among other features. The SmartEdge product includes loan amounts up to $3.0 million, credit scores as low as 620, debt-to-income ratios up to 50.0 percent and loan-to-value ratios as high as 90.0 percent. New Penn is in the process of being sold to New Residential Mortgage, a real estate investment trust. SmartSelf allows ... [Includes two briefs]
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