The $161.2 million in net income was nowhere near enough to wipe out the $839.3 million loss the REIT took in the previous quarter.

CrossCountry is set to issue its first expanded-credit security created in partnership with Hildene Capital Management.

Investments in agency MBS are offering strong returns as banks have pulled away from the investments.

Bright spots: Issuance of non-agency securities classified as Alt A...

Ginnie Mae's single-family outstanding was up 2.2% in the second quarter while the GSEs posted a 0.3% increase in servicing compared with the end of March..

A&D Mortgage, Annaly Capital Management, Invictus Capital Partners and JP Morgan all are expected to issue new non-agency mortgage-backed securities this month.

Ginnie issuance increased by 33.7% on a quarterly basis in the second quarter.

The growth is partly due to improved dynamics between life insurers and mortgage partners.

FirstKey Mortgage is expected to issue a MBS of closed-end second-lien loans amid growing demand for the product.

Officials at Western Alliance Bank stressed that the bank worked to get back to "normal" in the second quarter.