Economic uncertainty will require mortgage companies to be more flexible in how they scale their operations.

The new PM Max program provides outsourcing services for MBS and ABS portfolios.

Property insurance challenges and rising home values could make it difficult for homeowners to rebuild after the California wildfires.

Expanded-credit MBS issuance rose 13.2% in the fourth quarter of 2024 while prime non-agency MBS volume was down 2.9%.

Nick Bhargava, co-founder and executive vice president of regulatory affairs at Groundfloor Financing, said the current lack of affordable housing inventory has caused real estate investors to look to fix and flip more properties.

KBRA said 24 of its rated RMBS transactions have more than 5% exposure to properties located in the counties affected by the LA fires.

ECM and agency-eligible loans helped pick up the slack for non-agency MBS issuance in the fourth quarter as prime volume slowed.

Redwood said it will now aggregate bank statement loans, CPA-prepared profit-and-loss statements and debt service coverage ratio loans through its Aspire correspondent platform.

MBS investors remain protected despite rising delinquencies on non-qualified mortgages.

RTL lender Groundfloor believes strong investor demand and a lack of available housing should help boost the market this year.