As recently as November, Impac Chairman and CEO George Mangiaracina said returns on loans eligible for sale to the government-sponsored enterprises were better than returns from non-QMs. However, this spring he indicated that market dynamics had changed.
Trends varied at the three big banks in the jumbo market. Wells Fargo, for instance, paused originations of the loans through correspondents in the second half of the year...
Issuers of MBS and ABS should use a 30-day average of SOFR rather than LIBOR when setting adjustable-rate terms for new deals, according to recommendations from a group convened by the Fed.