Wells Fargo received the highest number of applications for jumbos and had an overall jumbo denial rate of 14.3%.

MFA was holding whole loans with an average unpaid principal balance of $8.3 billion at the end of March.

In 2019, UWM CEO Mat Ishbia took home a whopping $17.9 million…

The MBS contain mortgages from a variety of lenders, including newer production and loans originated more than two years ago.

No secret here: Annaly is becoming a player in the non-agency whole loan market...

The increase in expanded-credit MBS issuance in 1Q22 was driven by non-QMs...

Riverbend Funding originated more than $1.0 billion of bridge loans over the past 12 months...

Another factor: the drop in repurchases appears to be driven by improvements in delinquency rates.

Issuers of expanded-credit MBS stocked deals with $14.10 billion of volume in the first quarter of 2022, a record for the sector. A rise in interest rates helped to increase securitization activity. (Includes three data charts.)

Redwood’s profit took a hit in the first quarter, with non-agency mortgage aggregation and loan sales slowing amid a rise in interest rates. Still, officials at Redwood were happy with the REIT’s performance.