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August 31, 2017

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Redwood Trust Set to Issue its First Non-Agency MBS Backed by ‘Expanded Prime’ Mortgages

The new MBS from Redwood will include a mix of safe-harbor qualified mortgages, rebuttable presumption QMs, non-QMs and some loans not subject to QM standards. Read More

New HECM Underwriting Changes Could Reduce Program Volume by 20 Percent

During a press briefing with the media this week, HUD officials estimated there are roughly 24 million seniors with untapped equity in their homes… Read More

While Nonbank Mortgage Stocks (Walter, Ocwen) Tank, ‘mREITs’ Excel

Several top-ranked REITs are now trading much closer to their 52-week highs than their lows while maintaining hefty dividend payments to their shareholders. Read More