Short Takes: Non-QMs From The Loan Store in MBS / Inventory of Homes for Sale Increases / Freddie Selling NPLs September 5, 2024 Brandon Ivey The Loan Store acquired Homepoint Financial’s wholesale lending operations last year.Read More
Investors Showing Strong Demand for Non-Qualified Mortgages September 4, 2024 James Dohnert Brian Devlin, president and CEO of Arc Home, said investor appetite for non-QMs is the strongest it’s ever been.Read More
Redwood Adjusts Advancing Feature on New Jumbo MBS September 4, 2024 Brandon Ivey It’s the first jumbo MBS from Redwood since 2015 to include full advancing.Read More
Short Takes: MSR Values Decline / Retention Performance Falters / Rocket Taps Former CEO of Sagent / Home Improvement Securitization September 4, 2024 Brandon Ivey MSR values are coming down as interest rates decline.Read More
Non-Agency MBS Issuance Poised to Pick Up September 3, 2024 Brandon Ivey After a lull around Labor Day, non-agency MBS issuance is set to flow with expanded-credit deals, prime non-agency MBS and a HELOC securitization.Read More
Few Defaults on Home Equity Investments September 3, 2024 Brandon Ivey Defaults on home equity investment contracts can occur if the borrower’s mortgage is foreclosed on or if the borrower fails to maintain payments for taxes and insurance on the home.Read More
A&D Mortgage Closes Fourth Non-QM MBS of 2024 August 30, 2024 James Dohnert The loans backing the security were originated by A&D or its third-party correspondents.Read More
Angel Oak Preps Eighth MBS of 2024 August 29, 2024 James Dohnert The new $413.41 million MBS includes loans underwritten to bank statements and debt service coverage ratios.Read More
Bank MBS Holdings Down Slightly, a Shift to GNMA August 27, 2024 John Bancroft Note: Truist Bank upped its Ginnie pass-through investment by $9.84 billion to $22.56 billion.Read More
Short Takes: Delinquencies Increase in Houston Following Hurricane / HELOC Delinquencies / Housing Inventory Limited / PIMCO’s Latest Non-QM MBS August 22, 2024 Brandon Ivey Hurricane Beryl prompted an estimated 10,000 new delinquencies in the Houston area in July, according to ICE.Read More