Adjustable-rate mortgages accounted for 38.2% of first-lien holdings at banks and thrifts at the end of March, down from 42.6% at the end of December. (Includes data table.)

At the MBA’s secondary market conference this week, non-agency industry participants discussed how to keep non-QM originations flowing through market volatility.

Demand from insurance companies is helping fuel originations of mortgages underwritten with debt service coverage ratios.