The government-sponsored enterprises continue to fire on all cylinders. However...

At Dec. 31, MetLife held approximately $11.74 billion in whole loans. In the past, the life insurer had focused on seasoned mortgages, but two years ago started buying newly-originated prime and near-prime mortgages.

Founded in 2015, Verus Mortgage has notched 10 rated non-QM MBS deals...

As early as October 2016, the FHFA was aware the project was "off track" and additional costs were likely, the IG said...

The non-agency market, which is dwarfed in size by agencies, saw $3.0 billion in securities change hands on a daily basis in March, the strongest reading since June of 2018.

Nonbanks have increased their GSE portfolios by $95 billion over the past year...

The case is notable because it involves the purchase and sale of mortgage loan participations between private investment vehicles.

A stand-out was Texas Capital's “loans held for investment” program which ended the quarter at $6.30 billion, up 34% from a year ago.