Chase to Include a Large Amount of Non-QMs in its Latest Jumbo MBS November 15, 2017 Brandon Ivey The new MBS from JPM concentrates on jumbo mortgages. The average loan balance is $952,747.Read More
HMDA Analysis: Higher-Priced Lending Spikes November 14, 2017 Brandon Ivey Some $28.61 billion of non-government-insured higher-priced mortgages were originated in 2016, up 28.9 percent from the previous year…Read More
Invictus Includes Loans Aggregated by Shelter Growth in Latest Nonprime MBS November 13, 2017 Brandon Ivey Mortgages aggregated by Shelter Growth account for 43.5 percent of the collateral.Read More
Nonprime Lenders Aim to Avoid a Mistake of the Past: Risk Layering November 13, 2017 Brandon Ivey Angel Oak Mortgage Solutions, Atlanta, said it has underwriting standards that avoid risk-layering…Read More
Short Takes: Time for a Hearing on Why There’s No Housing Inventory / The Russians Invest in Mortgages / Angel Oak’s Latest MBS / A Nonprime REIT? / Eight New LOs for Minnesota MB November 13, 2017 Brandon Ivey and Paul Muolo Maybe a REIT is the way to go in nonprime...Read More
Senate’s Tax Reform Bill Maintains Higher Limit for Mortgage Interest Deduction but Housing Industry Warns of Other Faults November 10, 2017 Brandon Ivey NAR’s Mendenhall: such provisions “can turn the American Dream into a nightmare for families, as the rug is pulled out from under them.”Read More
SFIG Details Key Performance Indicators for Deal Agents on Non-Agency MBS November 9, 2017 Brandon Ivey While the concept was introduced more than a year ago, the specific duties for a deal agent remained a work in progress…Read More
Ellington Readies First Non-Agency MBS. Loans Supplied by LendSure Mortgage November 8, 2017 Brandon Ivey LendSure has financial backing from Ellington, among other investors…Read More
Redwood Increases Jumbo Acquisition Volume, Sees Strong Execution for 'Expanded-Prime' November 7, 2017 Brandon Ivey Redwood Trust plans to issue expanded-prime MBS on a regular basis…Read More
Housing and Mortgage Industries Call GOP Tax Plan a Dud for Homeownership November 3, 2017 Brandon Ivey The $1 million cap is grandfathered and will only affect loans taken out after enactment of the bill...Read More