Some of the top expanded-credit MBS issuers – including Invictus Capital Partners, Angel Oak Companies, Lone Star Funds and New Residential Investment – issued one security each in the second quarter after bringing two deals each during 1Q19…

Executives at PCMA have resumes that include stints at Secured Funding Corp., New Century Financial, Countrywide Home Loans, and Ameriquest Financial…

The collateral is largely similar to previous deals from Starwood, though the use of additional lenders helped reduce the average seasoning time and increase the dollar volume.

Meanwhile, DBRS boosted its share of the rated market to 62.6%, Inside MBS & ABS found…

First Republic’s IO holdings had a weighted average loan-to-value ratio of roughly 56%, based on appraised value at the time of origination. The loans have credit scores averaging 762.

Nearly all of the loans in the $264.46 million issuance were originated by Finance of America Mortgage and Finance of America Commercial.

“The importance in having a well-functioning, transparent and liquid non-QM market is arguably growing by the day,” according to analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods.

The expanded credit sector (which includes non-QM lending) shows promise but accounted for just 2.8% of total residential MBS issued in the first quarter, according to Inside MBS & ABS.

Better.com’s other major backer is Citigroup. Better recently hired industry veteran William Buell to head the nonbank’s B2B platform. Buell has a deep resume, including stints at Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and FirstKey…

According to court filings, Wachovia Capital Markets, which served as one of the underwriters and book-runners for the NovaStar deals, provided investors with misleading statements in its SEC registrations and offering documents.