Rocket’s originations and secondary market sales of home equity loans are flourishing without the GSEs. It’s also not yet clear how large of a role the GSEs would have in the market for closed-end second liens.
Ginnie seeing strong demand from foreign investors; non-QM demand particularly strong in MBS market; McCargo lands at Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco; CMBS downgraded.
A proposal from FINRA to reduce the timeframe in which trades of MBS and ABS must be reported didn’t sit well with some industry participants, prompting the SEC to take a closer look at the proposal.
Ares will contribute 90% of the joint venture capital while AmWest will provide the remainder. AmWest will also the provide the non-QM loans for securitization.