Great Ajax received a loan from Rithm Capital and moved to have Rithm serve as external manager of the REIT. Rithm plans to have Great Ajax invest in commercial mortgages.

An appeals court in Minnesota upheld a practice in the commercial MBS market allowing for the creation of litigation reserve accounts. Junior investors in a 2007 issuance from Wachovia challenged the practice.

WeWork is renegotiating leases in an effort to reduce costs. In a 2021 commercial MBS from JPMorgan Chase, the monthly lease payment dropped by 25% and cash reserves in the deal are dwindling.

Delinquencies are rising on commercial MBS, driven by office properties. Losses are expected to follow and it could be years before the situation improves.

Nonbanks could fund the closing of government-insured mortgages using commercial paper guaranteed by Ginnie and the loans would be pledged as collateral to the commercial paper, former Ginnie President Ted Tozer suggested.

The new insurance asset management unit is being led by former MetLife executive Nancy Mueller-Handal.

While securitizations are often the best execution for Ginnie Mae loans, small and mid-sized GSE lenders will typically prefer the cash window.

Mortgage payoffs accounted for nearly 90% of loan repurchases from Ginnie MBS in the second quarter. Early buyout activity remains constrained due to elevated interest rates. (Includes data chart.)

MCT and Mr. Cooper teamed up on a white paper explaining the nuances of co-issue MSR sales.

Ashford Hospitality Trust, a Dallas-based REIT, says handing back the keys on 19 hotels will cut the company’s debt by about $700 million, a reduction of more than 18%.