A slate of new non-agency MBS was announced over the past two weeks, including two of the largest non-QM deals of the year.

Angel Oak Capital Advisors issues 50th non-agency MBS; locks on mortgages for second homes hit eight-year low; Acra Lending updates guidelines for DSCR program.

Michael Fratantoni, chief economist and senior vice president of research and industry technology at the Mortgage Bankers Association, forecast a growth in new construction loans in the coming year.

HEI business leaders discussed their unique approaches to home equity contracts during a recent webinar hosted by the Information Management Network.

The company plans to boost staffing and roll out new initiatives to continue to grow its business-purpose lending operations.

Liquid Logics and Tower1 will provide liquidity options in the growing DSCR lending space.

AOMR recently issued $50 million of senior unsecured notes to help replenish its stock of non-QM loans for securitization.

The real estate mortgage trust is ramping up its acquisitions of residential transition loans in hopes of building a steady pipeline of rated RTL MBS deals in the coming quarters.

The first non-QM MBS issued by Ellington Financial in more than 14 months helped boost earnings in the second quarter.

The real estate investment trust increased its profits in the second quarter with help from new non-agency securitizations.