Prepayment rates are expected to be higher than in previous refinance cycles because lenders have bumped up spending on technology to improve recapture rates and loan originators are eagerly anticipating increasing their volume.

Servicers face more onerous advance requirements for delinquent loans in Ginnie MBS compared with loans in GSE MBS.

Holdings of agency pass-through securities at banks rose 8.6% during the first quarter to $398.47 billion.

New-home sales declined by 11.3% in May.

The decline was driven by loans eligible for sale to the government-sponsored enterprises along with FHA and VA mortgages.

A new rating methodology boosts investor interest in fix-and-flip securitizations.

The AI chatbot tool is available now in various languages…

Changes in underwriting standards for non-QM loans are a slippery slope, according to investors.

About 45% of Redwood's secondary-market partners are banks...