Even though indications of stress in the U.S. auto market are proliferating, risks in the auto loan ABS sector are still under control and investors are protected by healthy levels of credit enhancement, according to industry analysts. “Despite late-cycle indicators continuing to garner headlines – softer used-car pricing, rising inventories, weakening headline seasonally adjusted annual sales, and rising loan losses – we remain comfortable with auto loan ABS fundamentals,” according to a new report from Kroll Bond Rating Agency. KBRA did concede...

Publicly traded lenders that could benefit from the trend include First Republic Bank, Flagstar Bank, Nationstar Mortgage and U.S. Bank…

Starwood didn’t disclose the volume of non-QMs it has acquired at this point.

Wells Fargo regained the title of the top non-agency jumbo lender in the second quarter, besting Chase…

The OCC noted that Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the FHA all offer loan options aimed at property rehabilitation…

Clayton Homes is one of the nation’s largest mobile home sellers, and is owned by Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway.

Ellington is showing an increasing interest in the non-QM market…

No update from loanDepot on the IPO, but CEO Anthony Hsieh took some shots at the rumor mill...

Our ranking of the nonconforming sector is divided among lenders that specialize in the products and those where it accounts for a small slice of production.

Hively’s resume includes stints at Goldman Sachs (where Nichols also worked), New Century Mortgage Co., and Option One Mortgage.