Mortgages in the transaction were acquired by Western Alliance Bank on a correspondent basis and will remain on its balance sheet. Risk-sharing deals in the non-agency market are rare and largely involve megabanks.
Western Asset Mortgage Capital plans to shed investments in commercial mortgages and shift to residential assets, including non-QMs. The REIT was taking losses on commercial investments.
Wells Fargo was the only bank among the top 10 holders of first liens to reduce its portfolio during the third quarter. The bank’s holdings are also down sharply on an annual basis. (Includes data chart.)
The amount of nonprime servicing handled by a group of 15 firms was essentially flat between the end of June and the end of September. Three of the top five firms in the sector saw their portfolios shrink. (Includes data chart.)
Servicing of jumbo mortgages increased at most of the 30 top firms in the sector during the third quarter. However, top-ranked Wells Fargo bucked the trend. (Includes data chart.)
Shellpoint was named as servicer on $7.31 billion of non-agency MBS issued during the third quarter. Cenlar, a major subservicer in the sector, is under a consent order with the OCC. (Includes data chart.)
AGMIT sold off the last of its investments in commercial mortgages in September, with plans to increase investments in non-QMs and other non-agency mortgages.
The share of securitized non-QMs that are delinquent or modified increased in August for the first time since February. Still, industry analysts are comfortable with the long-term outlook for performance.
Among a group of 15 servicers tracked by this publication, nonprime servicing balances were essentially unchanged between March and June. At the servicer level, there were some fluctuations. (Includes data chart.)
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