Non-Agency MBS Market Runs Aground in 3Q22 October 14, 2022 John Bancroft It was the steepest decline since COVID, when production plummeted 45.1% in the second quarter of 2020.Read More
A 34% Production Decline at First Republic October 14, 2022 Brandon Ivey The bank's originations lean heavily toward jumbos...Read More
Bayview to End Lull in Jumbo MBS Issuance October 12, 2022 Brandon Ivey Jumbo MBS creation has been limited amid rising interest rates.Read More
Short Takes: The Challenge Ahead / Fitch: The MSR Gravy Train May End / FoA, What’s Left? / A Blackstone Company / More Cuts at AO October 12, 2022 Paul Muolo Finance of America went public at $10.00 a share in the spring of 2021, courtesy of its owner, the Blackstone Group...Read More
Ambac’s Countrywide MBS Lawsuit Ends With $1.8 Billion Settlement October 10, 2022 Brandon Ivey The ghost of Countrywide rises once again. Overall, Ambac was seeking damages of more than $3.0 billion from BofA...Read More
Non-QM Demand Varies, Creating Profitability Hurdles October 7, 2022 Brandon Ivey “Activity has been increasing," said LoanNEX's Eloise Schmitz...Read More
Many Florida Properties in New Expanded-Credit MBS from Verus October 6, 2022 Brandon Ivey Nearly 16% of the properties in the EC MBS are in Florida...Read More
Non-QM REIT Lines Up New Borrowing Authority October 6, 2022 Paul Muolo The interest rate spread is 350 basis points over the one-month SOFR...Read More
Angel Oak Gets Line of Credit Extension October 3, 2022 Paul Muolo The facility was negotiated a few days ago through AOMI subsidiary Peachtree Mortgage....Read More
A Ray of Positive News: Home-Equity Originations Soar September 29, 2022 Andras Malatinszky Most junior-lien outstandings are parked on the balance sheets of federally insured depositories...Read More