The non-agency securitization market for closed-end seconds has grown substantially in the past year as lenders look to expand their product offerings with refinance business limited.
The move would mean breaking from the external management by Cherry Hill Mortgage Management, which is owned by Stanley Middleman, CEO of Freedom Mortgage.
Mike Fratantoni, a senior vice president and chief economist at the Mortgage Bankers Association, stressed that headline figures from the June jobs report don't tell the whole story on employment trends.