Chase is set to issue a $750 million deal while Chimera is planning a $362 million MBS. Both securities are stocked with jumbos along with mortgages eligible for sale to the GSEs.
Non-agency forbearance numbers increase; Redwood CEO calls on Fed to include non-agency MBS in TALF; Fitch revises rating criteria; Citigroup’s jumbo aggregator assessed as “average” by Moody’s; Chase brings risk-sharing deal on seasoned loans; Ocwen turns slight profit in 2Q.
Delinquencies and loan modifications on non-agency mortgages increased in May, but at a slower rate than the sharp increase in April. Delinquencies are much higher on non-QMs than jumbos.
Wells Fargo is maintaining its steady issuance of prime non-agency MBS while a pending deal from Neuberger Berman is much larger than the expanded-credit MBS the firm issued in May.
United Wholesale Mortgage reached the top spot by more than doubling its sales of jumbo mortgages during 2019. Banks purchased nearly 60% of jumbos sold during the year. (Includes data chart.)
California, already the largest state in terms of jumbo originations, increased volume by 50% in 2019. Overall, jumbo originations increased by 37% last year. (Includes data chart.)
The proposal could eliminate GSE eligibility as a standard for a loan to be deemed a qualified mortgage. The regulator aims to level the playing field between the non-agency market and Fannie/Freddie.
The retail channel lost market share in the jumbo sector during the first quarter of 2020. However, retail remains the predominant source of originations for the product. (Includes data chart.)