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James Dohnert

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Short Takes: Redwood Markets Pair of New MBS / Homeowners Insurance Premium Growth Slows / ICE Mortgage Technology Segment Earnings Stay Steady

May 1, 2026
James Dohnert
Redwood has begun marketing one expanded-credit MBS and one jumbo MBS.
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Upstart Teams Up With Centerbridge for Forward-Flow Deal

April 30, 2026
James Dohnert
The new partnership adds a new funding channel for Upstart’s growing unsecured consumer loan originations.
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Survey Finds Lock-In Effect Thawing, Slowly

April 30, 2026
James Dohnert
The housing market is starting to see a decline in mortgage lock-in but it will take a while to reach a new equilibrium.
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Short Takes: Fed Holds Rates Steady / UWM to Use VantageScore / Home Sales Rise in April

April 30, 2026
James Dohnert
Fed holds rates steady for third time in a row; UWM adds VantageScore to reporting for conventional loans; Fresh housing supply boosts pending home sales in April.
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Two Harbors Boosts Earnings Ahead of Merger

April 29, 2026
James Dohnert
Two Harbors announced that it has amended its merger agreement with CrossCountry Mortgage during its 1Q earnings call.
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Short Takes: Castlelake, Redwood Team on Jumbo Deal / MBA Backs Revised Basel III Proposal During House Hearing / JPMorgan Markets MBS of High LTV Loans / Single-Family Housing Starts Increase

April 29, 2026
James Dohnert
Castlelake, Redwood team to purchase up to $8 billion of prime loans; MBA's Broeksmit signals support for Basel III reproposal; Single-family housing starts increase in March.
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Ginnie Temporarily Updates DQ Tracking Policy

April 27, 2026
James Dohnert
The temporary change is due to FHA’s 2025 modification to the single-family loss-mitigation waterfall, which included reinstating TPP requirements before certain loss-mitigation options can be approved.
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Freddie Enlists Newrez for First Securitization of VantageScore 4.0 Loans

April 27, 2026
James Dohnert
Newrez said that the securitized loans were part of a loan delivery limited engagement by Freddie, which helped validate the operational readiness for VantageScore 4.0.
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Short Takes: Deephaven Markets First CES Deal of 2026 / Vista Point Expects to Add Another CES Deal to MBS Market / Castlelake Doubles Down on Mortgage Platform / The Real Brokerage Acquires RE/MAX

April 27, 2026
James Dohnert
Two closed-end seconds securitizations began marketing this week, each sized at about $285 million.
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PrimeLending Loss Narrows in 1Q

April 24, 2026
James Dohnert
Higher origination volume and expanded gain-on-sale margins helped PrimeLending reduce losses in the first quarter.
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