The share of noncore GSE products, including conforming jumbos, cash-out refinances, mortgages for investment properties and second homes, dropped in 2023. (Includes data table.)

The A&D mortgage shelf plans to issue six expanded-credit MBS this year.

Liquidity challenges over the past year are expected to cause banks to sell jumbo loans to aggregators at a discount this year.

Despite growing delinquencies, Morningstar DBRS has provided a stable outlook for the securitization markets involving non-QM loans and HEI agreements.

Anchor debuts TPO channel; Kiavi issues unrated residential transition loans securitization; Acra Lending launches new broker portal.

“There’s a big gap between what people are currently paying for insurance and probably what needs to be collected to cover damages,” said Dave Burt, CEO of DeltaTerra Capital.

New metrics are required to quantify the risk of climate change and rising hazard insurance costs on collateral in MBS.

A New York Federal Reserve study found that the secondary market loan sales could help boost capital at CDFI-approved lenders.

Housing trade groups urged Congress to pass a bill to modernize the IRS’ income verification program.

“If you look at some of the big names, the common thread is always a phishing email that someone clicked on,” said Freddy Feliz, chief information officer and vice president of information technology at the Mortgage Bankers Association.