The most prominent participants in the EC market are nonbanks. However, the top two lenders in the second quarter were depository institutions.

The expanded-credit sector is finally bouncing back from the disruptions faced for much of 2020. Originations in the second quarter of 2021 were close to pre-pandemic levels. (Includes data chart.)

MISMO and SFA are leading separate efforts to update and modernize the dataset used by various non-agency MBS participants.

A rise in interest rates near the end of March helped lift ARM originations in the second quarter. Still, the product’s market share remained well below pre-pandemic levels. (Includes data chart.)

For investors willing to shift from the agency MBS market into non-agency deals, the flow of GSE-eligible mortgages in non-agency MBS looks like a good proposition. Lenders, meanwhile, are taking a hit on pricing.

Among a group of 15 servicers tracked by this publication, nonprime servicing balances were essentially unchanged between March and June. At the servicer level, there were some fluctuations. (Includes data chart.)

Chase issued another prime non-agency MBS with a balance topping $1.0 billion. The firm also issued an investment-property deal while Lone Star offered an expanded-credit MBS.

Point has received more than $1.0 billion in new capital commitments while HomeLight received $363 million in new funding.

Non-QM warehouse securitization from Credit Suisse; HALO completes $450 million capital raise for rent-to-own platform; Milo launches wholesale lending for foreign national borrowers; Angel Oak restarts foreign national program; Redwood teams up with Frontiers Capital on venture investing effort.

Expanded-credit mortgages, which include non-QMs, accounted for only 0.9% of total first lien mortgage originations in the second quarter of 2021.