CMG HELOCs Heading Into Securitization From PR Mortgage Investment September 12, 2025 Brandon Ivey PRMI is a portfolio manager founded in 2019 with ties to Merchants Bank of Indiana.Read More
Short Takes: Interest Rates Drop / Figure’s Stock Rises First Day of Trading / Annaly Brings Another Large Expanded-Credit MBS September 12, 2025 Brandon Ivey The average interest rate on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage declined by 15 basis points in the past week.Read More
Non-US-Citizen Share of Borrowers in Non-Agency MBS Rising September 10, 2025 Abby Zimmardi Over the last five years, the share of non-U.S. citizens in the non-agency mortgage-backed security market more than doubled.Read More
Mr. Cooper Brings Large Securitization of Second Liens September 10, 2025 Brandon Ivey The planned $560.4 million issuance is the largest CES securitization yet from the nonbank, which started issuing deals in April.Read More
Short Takes: Judge Rules in Favor of Fed Governor / Applications Hit Highs for the Year / Onity Retaining More MSRs / UWM Upsizes Debt Offering September 10, 2025 Brandon Ivey The Trump administration vowed to continue the effort to fire Cook, alleging mortgage fraud.Read More
Refis Help Push Agency MBS Issuance Up in August September 9, 2025 John Bancroft Issuance increased by 7.8% from July and marked the strongest monthly total since November 2024.Read More
Flurry of Non-Agency MBS and Freddie RPL Securitization September 9, 2025 Brandon Ivey The largest securitization in the batch is a $654.4 million prime non-agency MBS with loans originated by JPMorgan Chase Bank.Read More
First-Time Issuers See Oversubscribed Securitizations September 5, 2025 James Dohnert Knock and Arixa separately issued their inaugural securitizations, with strong demand from investors.Read More
UWM Fueling Issuance of Non-Agency MBS September 5, 2025 Brandon Ivey UWM contributed to three non-agency MBS that started marketing Thursday.Read More
Short Takes: Unemployment Rate Ticks Up / Positive Outlook for Real Estate / New CRT From Freddie September 5, 2025 Brandon Ivey A slight rise in the unemployment rate in August helped to reinforce expectations that the Fed will cut the federal funds rate this month.Read More
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