CORRECTION: The ranking published in the Dec. 14, 2018, issue of Inside NonconformingMarkets of Top Bank/Thrift First-Lien Residential Mortgage Portfolios for 3Q18 included some errors. An updated version of the ranking and story are available at www.insidemortgagefinance.com. Redwood Trust is preparing to issue a $349.6 million prime non-agency mortgage-backed security, according to presale reports published this week by ... [Includes four briefs]

First Republic Bank, the top IO lender in the group, originated $1.68 billion of product…

The National Association of Realtors is none too happy with FEMA's actions during the government shutdown...

It’s common knowledge that the foreign-owned PIMCO is an active buyer of non-agency loans…

Matt Nichols, a former Goldman Sachs executive, launched Deephaven earlier in the decade as a correspondent buyer of non-QM loans.

The ARM share typically goes up when interest rates rise, but not this time around…

Angel Oak is the nation’s third largest expanded-credit lender…

Carrington President Ray Brousseau said the nonbank is committed to the underserved borrower market…

Varde Partners, which four years ago purchased fledgling nonprime lender Deephaven Mortgage, Charlotte, NC, is now contemplating selling the company, industry officials who claim to have knowledge of the matter told Inside Mortgage Finance this week.

According to Quicken, the loan could work well for retirees...