Terra Property Trust Rebuts Some Claims Tied to Western Asset REIT July 14, 2023 Brandon Ivey The fate of Western Asset Mortgage Capital's convertible debt is a concern.Read More
Short Takes: One More Rate Hike? / Lender Offers AI Chatbot / New Jumbo MBS July 14, 2023 Brandon Ivey After one more interest rate hike, the Federal Reserve will likely take a break for awhile, S&P Global Ratings says.Read More
Short Takes: Competing Bid for REIT / Rates to Remain Elevated / Upgrade for NewRez July 13, 2023 Brandon Ivey AG Mortgage Investment Trust has joined the competition for Western Asset Mortgage Capital.Read More
MISMO Offers Data Standards for Non-Agency MBS July 7, 2023 James Dohnert Non-agency MBS participants have been working with an outdated data set.Read More
Jumbo Denial Rates Steady as Originations Decline July 6, 2023 James Dohnert The denial rate on applications for jumbo mortgages was 11.9% in 2022.Read More
Solace in ARMs? Not Quite. Originations Down 38% July 5, 2023 James Dohnert First Republic Bank — now the property of JPMorgan Chase — was the top originator of ARMs in 1Q23...Read More
Acra’s Non-QM Business Viewed as ‘Stable’ by DBRS June 30, 2023 Brandon Ivey Acra Lending has turned a profit in six of the past seven years.Read More
Western Asset’s REIT to Merge With Terra Property Trust June 28, 2023 Brandon Ivey Western Asset Mortgage Capital's investments in residential assets will be sold off, with the capital going toward commercial assets.Read More
Chase Helping to Boost Second-Lien Securitization June 28, 2023 Paul Muolo Issuance of securitizations with second liens in 2023 has already surpassed the volume seen in all of 2022.Read More
Short Takes: Applications Up Slightly / New Non-QMs at UWM / Chase Expands Grant Offering / TX Bank to Resume Lending / Angel Oak REIT’s MBS June 28, 2023 Brandon Ivey Purchase mortgage application levels are still well below the activity seen at this time last year.Read More
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