W.J. Bradley Mortgage Capital announced a number of new jumbo mortgage products this week. Among the offerings is a loan with a 10 percent downpayment requirement for balances of up to $850,000.

There has been talk in the market that JPM would unload some of its “high touch” MSRs this year, but so far brokers that play in the space have reported no scheduled auctions.

Early in the morning, Ocwen’s share price was up almost 3 percent, but by noon had settled down. Trading volume was slightly above average.

Richmond's mayor said the new rehabilitation program can be completed in addition to eminent domain. However, significant opposition to ED from mortgage industry participants appears to have changed how the city plans to implement its latest plan.

An estimated $272 billion of non-agency jumbos were originated in 2013, accounting for 14.4 percent of total production.

For lenders that contribute at least 15 percent of the loans included in an issuance, Fitch said it will conduct an enhanced operational review of the lender’s origination program and underwriting guidelines.

Two months after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s ability-to-repay requirements took effect, non-agency lenders seem to have adjusted to the rule. The debt-to-income ratio requirements for qualified mortgages do not appear to have prevented many borrowers from obtaining a mortgage and lenders have adjusted their documentation requirements. “To my knowledge we haven’t lost any sales because people didn’t qualify under the QM banner,” said ...

Credit Suisse teamed with New Penn Financial to issue another jumbo mortgage-backed security at the end of February, the latest in a unique partnership. The $297.36 million issuance received a AAA rating with credit enhancement of 8.85 percent for the top-rated tranche. Some 13 lenders contributed to the deal, with 74.2 percent of the mortgages originated or acquired by New Penn, according to a final rating report by DBRS (no presale reports were issued). Standard & Poor’s ...

The Structured Finance Industry Group this week requested a 60-day extension of the comment period for revisions to Regulation AB proposed by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC re-proposed part of its so-called Reg. AB2 rule on Feb. 25 and comments are currently due March 28. Richard Johns, the SFIG’s executive director, said the SEC’s proposed approach for disclosures on non-agency mortgage-backed securities is largely ... [Includes four briefs]

A Morgan Stanley managing director, Brian Wornow, recently departed as head of the firm’s trading desk, but he is hardly alone among Wall Street traders who are weighing their options amid rapidly declining MBS production. According to Wall Street executives and lenders that feed their trading desks, there are other concerns about lower-than-expected bonuses this spring and an unwillingness on the part of some established firms to take risks in the mortgage market, particularly when it comes to new jumbo mortgages and other non-agency vehicles. Sources contend...