In a report released Friday morning, Cowen Washington Research Group analyst Jaret Seiberg noted that banking regulators have been using consent decrees for years. “Such orders also tend to include conduct restrictions on the banks,” he said…

Maren Kasper graciously lauded the career staff of Ginnie, telling investors the agency is in good hands…

The planned $681.0 million issuance will top a $609.2 million deal Invictus issued in May.

Fun fact: Over the past five years, the nonbank share of the agency servicing market has almost doubled and now stands at 47.2%...

Believe it or not, the two mortgage giants are much closer to getting out from under the FHFA’s thumb than most observers expect…

Angel Oak issued two non-QM MBS earlier this year that each topped $600 million. The new offering is sized at $353 million.

Industry analysts attribute the rise to a search for yield by investors along with increased acceptance of non-QMs in the investor community.

Keep in mind that, Ginnie MBS is back-stopped by the full faith and credit of the U.S. government. By comparison, Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac MBS carry an “implied” guarantee.

The new MBS differs in some ways from previous expanded-credit issuance from Annaly, including a reduced reliance on mortgages from Banc of California and an increase in investment-property loans.

Expanded-credit MBS issuance (the sum of nonprime and Alt A) hit $9.90 billion in the third quarter, a 60.8% jump from the previous period.