Western Alliance Bank sold first-loss exposure on a pool of mortgages with an unpaid principal balance of $3.88 billion. The mortgages were acquired from various correspondent sellers and include many non-agency jumbos.
PRP Advisors issued its first non-agency MBS with newly originated mortgages for investment properties. To this point, Balbec’s non-agency MBS issuance has focused on seasoned mortgages.
Federal regulators have several mortgage-related regulatory revisions in the works, including standards for qualified mortgages and membership at the Federal Home Loan Banks.