Certain non-QM lenders’ underwriting tactics might not meet the CFPB’s ability-to-repay rule, according to Moody’s. It suggested tighter standards for bank statement mortgages and loans to the self-employed.
Annaly Capital Management and Ellington Financial are both generating double-digit returns from aggregating mortgages and issuing non-agency MBS. The firms plan to increase their activity in the sector.
Presale reports for 13 non-agency MBS were published in the past two weeks as issuers sought to get deals into the market ahead of the Structured Finance Association’s annual conference.
SEC to meet MBS issuers; HPS acquires Citadel; Anworth plans non-QM MBS; Quontic streamlines non-QM refis; Ocwen takes a loss on servicing for New Residential.
Moody's believes that relying on less than 12 months of a borrower's bank statements increases the risk a non-QM loan may not meet the CFPB's standards...
A noticeable increase in warehouse credit to non-QM originators is bolstering both lending volumes and MBS creation. Another positive: better terms for nonbank borrowers.
Two prominent GSE multifamily lenders cut production in the fourth quarter as they adjusted to the new investment limits set for Fannie and Freddie. The new caps are unlikely to constrain GSE business in 2020.
Concerned about relaxed appraisal standards for mortgage originations, two senior members of the House Financial Services Committee want the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study.