Goldman Sachs is set to issue its first expanded-credit MBS, with four other firms also offering deals in the past two weeks. In the prime non-agency space, JPMorgan Chase has another large offering.

Originations of non-agency jumbo mortgages were essentially flat in the fourth quarter of 2021 compared with the previous quarter. Still, for the full year, the market was hot and gained market share. (Includes data chart.)

In a rising rate environment, issuers of jumbo MBS are seeing better pricing when the loans in their deals have short average seasoning times.

Nearly every company in a group of 30 prominent servicers of jumbo mortgages increased their respective portfolios during the fourth quarter. Jumbo servicing also increased on an annual basis. (Includes data chart.)

Annaly Capital Management is increasing the amount of capital it dedicates to aggregating non-agency mortgages and issuing MBS.

With traditional refi business slowing, New Residential plans to increase originations of various non-agency products.

Expanded-credit mortgages and business-purpose lending are set to play a bigger role in Redwood’s operations. Third-party investments also generated strong returns for the REIT in the fourth quarter.

This week, Annaly, the Change Company, Credit Suisse and Lone Star Funds all offered their second individual expanded-credit MBS of the year. Activity is also humming along in the prime non-agency market.

Fitch’s review of 225 non-agency MBS prompts downgrade of a single tranche; Unison issues securitization with residential equity agreements; Carrington offers to complete certain non-QM origination tasks for brokers.

Loan-level details from CoreLogic provide a comparison of interest rates charged on jumbos and conventional mortgages. One finding: Spreads returned to pre-pandemic levels in the second half of 2021.