Pennymac originated $4.16 billion in volume to prime non-agency MBS issued in the second quarter, according to a new ranking and analysis by Inside Nonconforming Markets.
The GSEs are acting like a relative value investor rather than crowding out other agency MBS investors, according to leaders of REITs that focus on agency MBS.
"We’re comfortable with risk from many of the sellers out there that are already making those loans and selling them elsewhere," said Jason Harris, co-founder and CEO of Button Finance.