Non-Agency MBS Issuance Slows in 4Q, Drops in 2023 January 10, 2024 James Dohnert Expanded-credit MBS volume was down 27.2% on an annual basis and prime volume fell by 62.9%.Read More
Short Takes: New Top Issuer of Non-Agency MBS / Choppy Application Trends / Home Price Projections / MSR Offering January 10, 2024 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo JPMorgan Chase is no longer the largest issuer of non-agency MBS.Read More
Non-QM Lenders Hiring, Expecting Increase in Lending January 9, 2024 James Dohnert The non-QM market will see outsized growth in 2024, according to industry participants.Read More
Short Takes: Top Agency MBS Issuer in 2023 / Smaller Banks Concerned About HELOCs / Angelo Gordon Quick With MBS January 5, 2024 Brandon Ivey United Wholesale Mortgage barely edged out PennyMac as the top issuer of agency MBS in 2023.Read More
Delinquencies on Non-QMs Rising at ‘Worrying’ Rate January 4, 2024 Brandon Ivey The increase in impairments in November was the largest increase seen in the sector outside of COVID.Read More
Lone Star Funds Offers its First Investment-Property-Focused MBS January 4, 2024 Brandon Ivey Mortgages from a variety of lenders are included in the MBS, led by HomeXpress Mortgage with a 42.0% share.Read More
Redwood Ramps Up Jumbo MBS Issuance January 3, 2024 Brandon Ivey The planned $440.9 million issuance is the largest jumbo MBS from Redwood in more than a year.Read More
Short Takes: MSR Buyers Still Hungry / Applications Slow / Some Home Price Depreciation Expected / Expanded-Credit MBS From Annaly January 3, 2024 Brandon Ivey The industry expects robust bulk MSR trading during the first quarter.Read More
William Erbey New CEO of Altisource Asset Management January 2, 2024 James Dohnert Erbey's CEO role will include a base salary of $50,000 per year and no other forms of compensation.Read More
Homebridge, REMN Working Toward Securitizing HELOCs December 22, 2023 Paul Muolo “The market has had more liquidity of late than it’s had in some time,” said Homebridge CEO Peter Norden.Read More
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