One caveat: Only the most well-heeled companies came to market, leaving originators with weaker prospects to tap their bank lines or enter into new or amended master repurchase agreements...
Veteran loan broker Michael Foote called it, “Good marketing more than anything, but they’ll just stack the loans and then sell them as soon as the new loans can be delivered…
The Fed added $135.87 billion to its agency MBS holdings during the second quarter. That accounted for just over half of the growth in agency MBS outstanding during that period.
The CEO detailed a variety of plans, from establishing asset management operations to venturing into home-equity products and expanding its footprint in business-purpose lending.
One trend seemed clear: Real estate investment trusts that specialize in purchasing agency securities continue to scour the markets for different investments...