It's like "free" money...

While the limit is near the level of GSE acquisitions of non-owner occupied properties in recent years, the way the cap has been implemented is prompting lenders to seek new outlets.

Fannie Mae continues to take a dim view of the capital relief it gets for CRT activities under the enterprise regulatory capital framework...

The main buyers of jumbos? Answer: commercial banks, accounting for 54.6% of purchases from unaffiliated sellers...

As one company official explained, “This gets us off the bank balance sheet.”

Additional non-agency MBS with GSE-eligible mortgages for investment properties are expected due to new limitations on Fannie/Freddie acquisitions of such loans.

The FHA program remains a go-to choice for first-time homebuyers...

AmWest originates a variety of loans through all three lending channels, with an emphasis on TPO...

The new MBS is somewhat smaller and has longer average loan seasoning...

Late payment rates peaked in June at 11.82% as borrowers struggled with the impact of the pandemic on economic activity.