Issuance of non-agency MBS jumped by more than 80% on a sequential basis in the second quarter of 2021.

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Issuance of non-agency securities increased 81.3% in the second quarter of 2021. Volume was boosted by the spike in deliveries of GSE-eligible mortgages following regulatory changes in the agency market. (Includes data chart.)

Trump-era GSE policies that helped boost activity in the non-agency market could be reversed as Biden appointees take charge at the FHFA.

The CFPB scaled back a proposed foreclosure moratorium and declined a request to exempt non-agency loans from the new standards.

Lock volume for planned acquisitions of jumbo mortgages declined in the second quarter at Redwood Trust. Still, officials are optimistic about growth in the non-agency market.