Non-QM Pricing in Flux. At Least One Lender Halts Originations March 18, 2020 Brandon Ivey Demand for newly-originated non-QMs has declined, prompting aggregators to re-price products, At least one wholesale lender stopped originations...Read More
Coronavirus Fallout: New Applications Drop 8%, A Bottleneck at County Court Houses? March 18, 2020 Paul Muolo Conventional and government originators are feasting on refinancings that should keep them busy the next three months. After that...Read More
Fear and Loathing on MSR Marks. Margin Calls? March 17, 2020 Paul Muolo The good news is that several large nonbanks (PennyMac Financial Services comes to mind) hedge their MSR positions. But others do not. Read More
Mortgage Industry Could Get Swamped by FHA Defaults. Nonbank Liquidity a Concern March 16, 2020 Paul Muolo And since nonbanks account for eight of the 10 largest Ginnie Mae servicers, there’s a concern about their liquidity.Read More
Mortgage Market Mayhem: In Sunday Afternoon Move, Fed Cuts Rates to Near Zero March 15, 2020 Paul Muolo The biggest risk for the purchase-mortgage market: an unemployment rate that could shoot into the stratosphere. Read More
Coronavirus-Related Turmoil Slows Non-Agency MBS and ABS Issuance March 13, 2020 Brandon Ivey Investors and issuers alike are suffering from a case of interest rate whiplash. Read More
GSE ‘Noncore’ Business Actually Increased in 2019 March 11, 2020 Brandon Ivey It would appear that Calabria, who took charge a little over a year ago, hasn’t made much progress in the matter.Read More
Coronavirus Concerns? Non-Agency Issuers Moving Ahead with Deals March 11, 2020 Brandon Ivey As interest rates decline significantly, there's a risk that investor demand will fade... Read More
Self-Governance for the Non-Agency MBS Sector? March 10, 2020 Brandon Ivey The big challenge: How, exactly, the non-agency MBS sector might establish self-governance…Read More
Ginnie MBS Issuance Hit a Seasonal Skid in February March 10, 2020 John Bancroft The top 10 Ginnie Mae issuers in February were all nonbanks, with PennyMac and Freedom Mortgage ranking first and second, respectively…Read More