Performance of non-QM loans has been strong, buoyed by good house-price appreciation and the fact there have been no lawsuits based on the ability-to-repay rule.

Redwood generally prefers to have multiple execution options. The company is considering issuing MBS backed solely by Choice mortgages.

Deutsche noted that after years of a steady broad-based housing market recovery “investors are now facing severe shortages in distressed housing pipelines.”

The size of the pending jumbo deal from JPM has not been disclosed yet, but AMC, Clayton and Opus are working on reviews...

Out as CEO is Brian Hale, who helped groom the company for much of this decade. Hale is departing for a new venture called DCC Holdings.

The 14 largest FHA originators were all nonbanks, led by Quicken Loans, Freedom Mortgage and loanDepot.

Marina Walsh, the MBA’s vice president of industry analysis, said mortgage performance has been helped by growth in employment and income...

A DocuSign spokesman did not return a telephone call and email regarding the hacking campaign.

JPMorgan Chase ranked first in the jumbo production with $10.89 billion…

The plan to raise the standard has been met with hostility by many in the residential real estate industry, said Matthew Pointon, an economist at Capital Economics.