Grapevine: Trouble in Fix-and-Flip Land? / About Nonbanks… March 23, 2023 Paul Muolo and Dennis Hollier There are plenty of fix-and-flip home sales but profitability is starting to slip. Meanwhile, in his new book, Calabria takes a poke at nonbanks.Read More
Altisource Launches Non-Agency Lending Efforts March 23, 2023 Brandon Ivey The underwriting of AAM's mortgages is outsourced to India...Read More
A Decline in Mortgage Repurchase Activity by Banks March 21, 2023 Brandon Ivey Then again, mortgage repurchase activity typically tends to fluctuate...Read More
As Banks Retreat from MBS, Other Investors Step Up March 17, 2023 John Bancroft That retrenchment marks the slowest quarterly growth rate since early 2019...Read More
When Forced to Sell HTM Assets (MBS), the Red Ink Flows March 17, 2023 Paul Muolo SVB’s holdings of available-for-sale MBS totaled $8.46 billion or just 4.0% of its total asset base...Read More
Non-QM Players Navigating a Volatile Secondary Market March 15, 2023 Brandon Ivey Ellington and other non-QM funders have emphasized having a diversity of borrowing sources...Read More
Another Downturn in Ginnie Issuance March 14, 2023 Monica Hogan Among the top 10 Ginnie issuers for the month, just one was a federally insured depository: U.S. Bank...Read More
A Real Problem: A Lack of Buyers for MBS? March 13, 2023 Paul Muolo CHLA believes the FHFA should mandate a 12-month increase in the retained portfolios of the GSEs...Read More
Down Once Again: REIT Holdings of MBS March 10, 2023 John Bancroft While it leaned away from MBS, Annaly continued to grow its portfolio of MSRs...Read More
BPL Remains Profitable for Velocity, Company Hints at Acquisitions March 10, 2023 Brandon Ivey The nonbank originates non-agency business-purpose loans and is considering M&A opportunities beyond the sector.Read More
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