After Years of Unrated MBS Deals, Great Ajax Breaks the Mold December 15, 2017 Brandon Ivey Great Ajax is a real estate investment trust that formed in 2014 and went public in early 2015.Read More
Did the GSEs Play a Role in Slowing Non-Agency SFR Deals? December 15, 2017 Brandon Ivey Moody’s said GSE participation will continue to erode the sector’s reliance on commercial MBS as a source of financing…Read More
Short Takes: Keeping Tabs on GSE Dividends / The GOP Tax Plan and DTAs / Good News for ‘Conforming’ Jumbos? / LendingTree Getting Frothy? / First Republic Bank Stands Out in Second Liens December 14, 2017 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo The share price of online loan broker LendingTree is looking a bit pricey these days at $337.80 a unit...Read More
Looks Like the MID Cap will be $750K as Conference Committee Wraps up Work on GOP Tax Reform December 13, 2017 Brandon Ivey The way things stand today, the tax bill could be on track for final approval as soon as next week.Read More
Jumbo MSR Market Increases, Wells Fargo Continues Dominance December 13, 2017 Brandon Ivey Moody’s noted that mortgages acquired by Chase’s jumbo conduit have performed exceptionally well…Read More
JPM’s New Non-Agency MBS Chock Full of ‘Agency Eligible’ Loans December 12, 2017 Brandon Ivey The conforming mortgages in the deal were largely originated by correspondent lenders…Read More
Jumbo Delinquency Rate Increased in 3Q17, but in Line with Overall Market December 12, 2017 Brandon Ivey Late-payment rates rose due to a number of factors…Read More
Surprise: The Subprime Delinquency Rate Jumps in 3Q17 December 11, 2017 Brandon Ivey The dollar volume of outstanding subprime mortgages continues to decline…Read More
Redwood Unveils Expansion Plans: Funding Nonbanks and Lending on Investment Properties December 6, 2017 Brandon Ivey Redwood: “We will offer new ways for these [nonbank] sellers to optimize their capital bases…”Read More
HomeStreet Investors Criticize the Bank’s Mortgage Business December 6, 2017 Brandon Ivey The investor was also critical of HomeStreet’s efforts to expand its footprint beyond the Pacific Northwest…Read More