Redwood increased its locks of jumbo mortgages on a sequential basis in the third quarter while First Republic Bank’s lending declined.

HEIs differ from reverse mortgages in that there’s no age limit and the borrower can still have a first mortgage. Separate HEI securitizations were recently issued involving Point and Unlock Technologies.

Securitizing loans originated by Genesis could generate returns of nearly 20% for New Residential. The acquisition is set to close later this year.

Non-QM lender Newfi changing hands; Redwood invests in due diligence provider Canopy; Sprout offers bank statement analysis.

The supply of mortgages for non-agency MBS is expected to decline, leading to concerns that industry participants might loosen underwriting standards to prop up volumes.

PennyMac and United Wholesale Mortgage hiked their loan limits for GSE mortgages well before the FHFA is scheduled to announce the official limits for 2022. The move will limit some of the flow of mortgages into the non-agency jumbo market.

AGMIT sold off the last of its investments in commercial mortgages in September, with plans to increase investments in non-QMs and other non-agency mortgages.

The switch in QM standards that many lenders had to make in July didn’t have a major impact on spreads between interest rates on mortgages and the average prime offer rate. Most mortgages continue to receive safe harbor QM status.

FHFA scraps plan to allow non-agency mortgages on common securitization platform; non-agency forbearance declines; Redwood makes another venture investment; Plaza resumes non-QM program; FoA allowing jumbo borrowers to use income from ADUs; Invictus hires dv01.

Close to $15 billion of GSE-eligible mortgages have gone into non-agency MBS this year, including many loans for investment properties and second homes. That’s expected to slow due to a removal of restrictions on the GSEs.