Nonbank Lender Stocks Non-Agency MBS With GSE-Eligible Loans December 7, 2023 Brandon Ivey The $576.2 million non-agency MBS is the first from CalCon Mutual Mortgage.Read More
Fitch Leads MBS Ratings, a Close Second in ABS December 7, 2023 John Bancroft Fitch rated $31.89 billion of non-agency MBS through the first nine months of 2023, which equaled 74.6% of total rated non-agency MBS issuance.Read More
Short Takes: CU Expands Mortgage Offerings / Green Home Loans / Lower Rates and Affordability December 7, 2023 Brandon Ivey Alliant Credit Union is now offering government-insured mortgage products.Read More
Broker Share Declines in FHA/VA Markets December 6, 2023 Brandon Ivey Among a group of large lenders, the broker share of the government-insured market declined to 20.4% in the third quarter, down from 21.2% in the second quarter.Read More
Dimon: Regulators Unaware of Impact of Capital Proposal December 6, 2023 Brandon Ivey Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, raised concerns about a capital requirement proposal at a hearing in Congress Wednesday.Read More
McHenry Declines to Run for Reelection in House December 6, 2023 Paul Muolo Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-NC, is currently the chairman of the House Financial Services Committee.Read More
Non-QMs Gaining Traction With Borrowers, LOs December 6, 2023 James Dohnert “There’s just incredible pent-up demand right now,” said Aaron Samples, chief revenue officer of Logan Finance.Read More
Short Takes: Application Trends / Lumber Costs and Buydowns / Discounted Rates at KeyBank / PennyMac’s Debt Issuance / REIT Merger Finalized December 6, 2023 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo Refi applications are up on an annual basis while purchase-mortgage demand lags.Read More
Expanded-Credit Sector Loses Market Share in Third Quarter December 5, 2023 James Dohnert The ECM sector’s share of total originations declined to 2.3% in the third quarter.Read More
Mixed Outcome in Dispute Between Black Knight, PennyMac December 5, 2023 Brandon Ivey An arbitrator issued an interim award of $155.2 million for Black Knight.Read More