Investments in agency MBS are offering strong returns as banks have pulled away from the investments.

Bright spots: Issuance of non-agency securities classified as Alt A...

Ginnie Mae's single-family outstanding was up 2.2% in the second quarter while the GSEs posted a 0.3% increase in servicing compared with the end of March..

A&D Mortgage, Annaly Capital Management, Invictus Capital Partners and JP Morgan all are expected to issue new non-agency mortgage-backed securities this month.

Ginnie issuance increased by 33.7% on a quarterly basis in the second quarter.

The growth is partly due to improved dynamics between life insurers and mortgage partners.

FirstKey Mortgage is expected to issue a MBS of closed-end second-lien loans amid growing demand for the product.

Officials at Western Alliance Bank stressed that the bank worked to get back to "normal" in the second quarter.

Several usually active issuers had no issuance in the second quarter, including Angelo Gordon, Ellington Financial REIT and Redwood Trust.

FirstBank's mortgage division generated small profits in May and June.