The fintech upstart aims to issue a jumbo MBS during the first quarter of 2021 using blockchain technology. Mike Cagney’s shop also has applied for a bank charter.
Non-agency lenders will no longer have to look to stringent underwriting requirements set by the CFPB, which will likely shift some non-QM lending in-to the QM sector.
Goldman is set to issue a prime non-agency MBS backed by new production while affiliates of Caliber and Verus brought deals collateralized by seasoned loans.
The amount of jumbo servicing outstanding among a group of 30 firms tracked by INM declined by 1.2% during the third quarter. Three big banks saw their portfolios shrink while First Republic increased its receivables.
After sharply limiting its aggregation due to volatility from the coronavirus, Redwood has re-entered the jumbo MBS market. Meanwhile, issuers of expanded-credit deals continue to stock their MBS with older loans.
Non-agency forbearance increases; SFVegas delayed to late July; Maxex offering preferred pricing on jumbos to certain lenders; NewRez non-QM VP opening; PCMA hires VP of direct channel originations.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau late this week issued two final rules for qualified mortgages: One replaces the 43% debt-to-income ratio with a pricing threshold and the other creates a seasoned QM category.
The correspondent channel accounted for 5.7% of jumbo originations among a group of major lenders tracked by this newsletter, down from 10.5% in 2Q20. The retail channel gained all of that market share. (Includes data chart.)
With GSE conforming loan limits increasing by 7.4% in 2021, jumbo lenders could miss out on billions of dollars in originations. But there are some opportunities in areas where home prices are rising quickly.
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