While non-agency MBS issuance was essentially level in the first quarter of 2022, there was some movement among servicers in the sector. Servicing activity at Cenlar and UWM dropped, while Shellpoint and smaller servicers increased their market share. (Includes data chart.)

Saluda Grade stocks non-agency MBS with second liens from Spring EQ; Futures Financial launches business-purpose lending operations; Knock Lending offering jumbos; Angel Oak partners with blockchain platform.

Loan repurchases from Ginnie MBS in the first quarter of 2022 neared pre-pandemic levels as delinquency rates declined. Loan removal trends vary among the top servicers. (Includes two data charts.)

Issuance of expanded-credit MBS slowed in April after a surge in the first quarter. Rising interest rates played a role in both moves.

Despite the good news on MSR valuations, Ocwen is getting squeezed on originations, just like every other mortgage banker.

Rather than encouraging lending in flood-prone areas, mandatory flood insurance requirements limit mortgage originations for borrowers with low income or low credit scores, researchers at the NY Fed found.

Saluda Grade has issued a handful of other non-agency MBS backed by second liens...

Among the lenders known to have suspended the underwriting requirement are PennyMac, AmeriHome and...

Some $920.73 billion of mortgages originated during 2021 were sold to unaffiliated non-agency buyers during the year, a 19.6% increase compared with 2020. Guaranteed Rate was the top correspondent seller. (Includes data chart.)

Flagstar Bank, a top-20-ranked home lender, has a new distributed retail chief, Jim Linnane...