Skyward Specialty Insurance Group launched a mortgage reinsurance business.

Loans in the new prime jumbo MBS had an average seasoning of 13 months.

The lender has issued more than $4.7 billion in unrated securitizations since it started its securitization program in 2019, about $1.0 billion of which was issued in just the first six months of this year.

Ready Capital sold the MSRs as part of an effort to exit investments in the residential market to put a greater emphasis on commercial loans.

UWM took in net proceeds of $2.4 billion from MSR sales in the first half of 2024.

Nonbanks increased their contributions to prime non-agency MBS issued in the second quarter as Chase pulled back somewhat.

The REIT associated with Angel Oak Companies reported a small loss in the second quarter after posting a profit in the first quarter.

“Our biggest concern is that the market sell-off becomes a self-fulfilling prophecy causing corporate CEOs to cut back on investments and consumers to pull back on spending leading to further cuts and a recession,” analysts at Morningstar DBRS said.

Acra is owned by HPS Investment Partners, New York. The lender started out life as Citadel Servicing...

“We consider ourselves the most optimistic company in America,” said Varun Krishna, CEO of Rocket Companies.