Sticky inflation and an expectation for future rate cuts caused the REIT to decrease its non-agency loan holdings in the second quarter.

Redwood Trust’s profits declined from the first to the second quarter, while loan locks and funding reached new highs.

Non-QM, home equity originations and business-purpose loans from Newrez and Genesis Capital helped Rithm in the second quarter.

Morningstar DBRS upgraded the outlook for its mortgage originator ranking of non-QM lender Acra Lending after a review that found the company has remained profitable for the last three years.

Voxtur and Deephaven team on mortgage pipeline technology; CMG Mortgage to use FICO Score 10 T; Riskspan analyzes RTLs; ex-CEO of Genesis Capital launches new lending company.

Experts speaking at an event hosted by the Urban Institute said that CDFIs are developing novel ways to help more underserved borrowers achieve homeownership.

An uptick in securitization of jumbo and GSE-eligible loans helped increase total non-agency MBS issuance in the second quarter. (Includes data tables.)

The $2.5 billion cap for Freddie’s pilot program to buy closed-end seconds should limit impact on the non-agency secondary market. But industry players worry about the long-term risks if the pilot is successful.

Servicers must adjust their thinking on delinquencies, reserves and collections when the borrower is an investor rather than an occupant.

John Beacham, CEO of Toorak Capital Partners, said ratings on fix-and-flip securitizations are attracting more investor interest and prompting better pricing for issuers.