Redwood’s mortgage banking income decreased in the third quarter as falling interest rates lessened demand for MBS. Execution rebounded in October after interest rates increased.

Moody’s assesses Quicken as an “average” originator of prime jumbos; Prosper ties up with BBVA USA to launch a HELOC product; Deephaven hires Kris-Ann Carduff as a vice president.

Wells Fargo is set to issue its second-largest post-crisis prime non-agency MBS while PIMCO has a deal backed by seasoned mortgages.

Production of jumbo mortgages at First Republic Bank and Flagstar Bank increased on a sequential basis in the third quarter. Volume was driven by refinances as interest rates fell during the quarter.

JPMorgan Chase Bank issued a deal this month that looks like it will meet requirements for favorable capital treatment by the OCC. The transactions could prompt similar issuance by other banks.

Several borrowers are opting for mortgages with balances right at the conforming loan limit even though interest rates on jumbos are often lower. Relatively tight underwriting standards for jumbos look to be the cause.

Presale reports for nearly a dozen non-agency MBS have been published in the last two weeks, including three deals from JPMorgan Chase.

JPMorgan Chase Bank has created a synthetic credit-linked note to transfer credit risk on a pool of jumbo mortgages. Unlike traditional MBS, loans in the transaction will remain on the bank’s balance sheet.

After contributing loans to various prime non-agency MBS in recent years, Quicken Loans is set to issue the first deal on its own shelf.

Issuance of non-agency MBS slowed near the end of the third quarter but presale reports for a number of deals have been published this month and more securities are on the way.