Angel Oak Capital Advisors and a portfolio manager with the company settled with the SEC, which alleged improper reporting of delinquencies on a fix-and-flip securitization issued by Angel Oak in 2018.
An appeals court overturned a ruling that ordered UBS to pay more than $2.5 million to a former commercial MBS research analyst. The verdict conflicts with other circuit court decisions and could end up at the Supreme Court.
The total delinquency rate stood at 3.44% as of the end of June, among the lowest levels seen since the launch of Inside Mortgage Finance’s Large Servicer Delinquency Index in 2003. (Includes data chart.)
Publicly traded nonbank mortgage lenders posted sharply lower profits in the second quarter as strong competition cut into margins. Two firms managed to increase mortgage-related income: homebuilders. (Includes data chart.)
loanDepot cites faults in wholesale channel; rate locks decline in July; foreclosure activity also down; MISMO seeking comments on various initiatives.
There’s nowhere to hide for non-agency MBS issuers as quickly rising interest rates prompt losses. Loans the issuers are looking to sell have seen limited demand and lose value when retained even short-term.