Impac Mortgage is giving up its Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac seller-servicer designations...

The loans backing the deal have seasoned for an average of 15.5 months...

Have nonbank mortgage stocks hit a low yet? Maybe some...

Mortgage companies waiting for the market to improve; some high marks on MSRs; Ishbia ready to dedicate more time to UWM; Equifax offers expanded credit reports; House approves bill to set minimum federal standards for remote online notarization; Better launches mortgage product for Amazon employees.

Goldman has only issued a handful of expanded-credit MBS, the most recent coming about a year ago.

One executive speaking at SFVegas described the acceptance of VantageScore by the GSEs as a “seismic event.”

The origination market being what it is, Rocket can pick up production assets on the cheap, a plus...

After playing defense in 2022, investors appear to be willing to deploy capital even as the MBS and ABS markets face numerous headwinds. Attendance at this week’s SFVegas conference hit a record level.

Prime jumbos are unlikely to account for the majority of non-agency MBS issued this year, a first for the products since the time before the financial crisis. Non-QM MBS issuance is holding up better and second-lien securitizations are building some momentum.

Global conflicts top of mind at SFVegas; ESG and credit risk; no housing-finance reform expected when the sun’s out; Ginnie looking to fill COO position; American Car Center’s subprime ABS under review.