The share of mortgages for investment properties in expanded-credit MBS increased during the third quarter along with average credit scores. The age of loans going into securitized deals is also rising. (Includes three data charts.)

Maxex has aggregated more than $10 billion worth of product between its founding in 2016 and September of this year. More than $3 billion flowed through the firm’s exchange in the third quarter alone.

Originating non-QMs didn’t work out so well for Sterling Bank. After finding compliance issues, the bank ended its non-QM program and started to repurchase loans sold into MBS.

Imperial Fund, an affiliate of A&D Mortgage, issued its first non-QM MBS this week. Loans in the deal are concentrated in Florida and more than 15% went to foreign nationals or non-resident aliens.

Galton has issued more than $1.0 billion in expanded-credit MBS since the start of 2019. Western Alliance will place Galton within its warehouse lending unit.

The Goldman deal includes some mortgages eligible for sale to the GSEs while many of the mortgages in the new Wells MBS received exterior-only appraisals.

The Conference of State Bank Supervisors said the new proposed standards for nonbank servicers will not only align with federal guidelines but also widen the net to include servicing of non-agency mortgages.

Ocwen settles lawsuit with Florida AG; non-agency forbearance increases; non-QM MBS pipeline filling up; Angel Oak offers 40-year IO; new non-QM lender in the market.

Issuance of prime non-agency MBS more than doubled in the third quarter. Thanks to new production, expanded-credit MBS remained the top source of non-agency MBS, though issuance is slowing. (Includes data chart.)

The Financial Stability Oversight Council’s review of the secondary mortgage market focused solely on the GSEs. Bottom line: Regulators endorsed con-servative capital requirements recently unveiled by the FHFA.