The non-agency market, which is dwarfed in size by agencies, saw $3.0 billion in securities change hands on a daily basis in March, the strongest reading since June of 2018.

Nonbanks have increased their GSE portfolios by $95 billion over the past year...

The case is notable because it involves the purchase and sale of mortgage loan participations between private investment vehicles.

A stand-out was Texas Capital's “loans held for investment” program which ended the quarter at $6.30 billion, up 34% from a year ago. 

In recent years, the share of VA loans in Ginnie MBS pools has grown significantly...

The negative factors include higher rates, lower originations, and rising expenses, resulting in the lowest net production income per loan reading since 2008...

360 Mortgage is focusing on non-owner-occupied investment properties, which aren't subject to ability-to-repay requirements...

But when to end the dividend payments? June, September? Opinions differ.

Ginnie production hadn’t been that low since the second quarter of 2014...

Some 98 lenders contributed mortgages to the $369.73 million nonprime MBS, though only one was identified by rating services.