Short Takes: Sales of Existing Homes Slow / Profit on Sale of Warehouse Unit / New Type of Securitization From Figure April 25, 2025 Brandon Ivey Sales of existing homes declined in March on a monthly basis and compared with March 2024.Read More
CrossCountry Leads Contributors to Expanded-Credit MBS April 24, 2025 Brandon Ivey CrossCountry contributed $942.1 million in loans to expanded-credit MBS issued during the first quarter of 2025.Read More
Chase Brings Two Prime Non-Agency MBS April 24, 2025 Brandon Ivey Only three other prime non-agency MBS have hit the market this month.Read More
New Issuers of Home Equity Loan Securitizations April 23, 2025 Brandon Ivey Mr. Cooper Group and Angel Oak Companies are separately marketing their first securitizations of home equity loans.Read More
Short Takes: Applications Fall / Fannie Selling NPLs / DSCR Non-Agency MBS April 23, 2025 Brandon Ivey Interest rates on mortgages increased by nearly 30 basis points during a two-week span.Read More
Short Takes: Homebuilder Originations Up / Credit Inquiries for Mortgages Declining / More Expanded-Credit MBS / Forbearance Declines April 22, 2025 Brandon Ivey PulteGroup and NVR boosted mortgage originations on an annual basis in the first quarter of 2025.Read More
One Positive Sign: Non-QM Bidders Return April 21, 2025 Paul Muolo As the Trump-induced turmoil spread, Treasury yields — defying historic norms — headed north.Read More
Short Takes: Powell on Tariffs / Pulte Threatens Mortgage ‘Recall’ / New Credit Score Model From VantageScore / RTL Securitization From Temple View April 17, 2025 Brandon Ivey “The level of the tariff increases announced so far is significantly larger than anticipated,” said Fed Chair Jerome Powell.Read More
Non-Agency MBS Floodgates Open Mid-April April 15, 2025 Brandon Ivey The uptick in planned issuance follows a period of weak demand from investors due to uncertainty on the economic outlook as tariff policies fluctuate.Read More
Investor Demand for Non-Agency Mortgages Falters April 11, 2025 Brandon Ivey The spread on an expanded-credit MBS Annaly Capital Management priced this week was the widest pricing for the senior tranche of an expanded-credit MBS in more than a year.Read More