MFA Financial made an investment in a non-QM lender, Starwood Property Trust is closing in on a similar move, and Western Asset Mortgage Capital expanded its purchase agreements.

The real estate investment trust launched a new program to quickly close loan acquisitions — at times faster than the GSEs.

Issuers of non-agency MBS brought four jumbo deals to the market this week. Some shops closed securitizations with esoteric collateral.

Non-agency forbearance declines; Redwood staff shrinks in 2020; SFVegas rescheduled; details on due diligence billing.

In the span of two days, Chase offered a first-of-its-kind risk-sharing transaction involving non-qualified mortgages and two prime non-agency MBS, including one with a balance of $1.10 billion.

Ellington Financial and Credit Suisse are set to issue the first MBS with newly-originated non-QMs since the market was disrupted in March 2020.

After reducing its non-agency investments amid volatility from the coronavirus, Annaly is ready to ramp up activity in the sector. The REIT is acquiring non-QMs and packaging them into MBS.

Non-agency forbearance increases; personnel moves at Deephaven, Wells Fargo and Quontic; new non-agency MBS; a jumbo mortgage symposium; PCMA loosens standards for jumbo product.

The CFPB’s acting director has asked bureau officials to explore options to maintain the status quo on QM standards with less than a month left before the new rule takes effect.

The non-agency residential lending unit and business purpose lending arm are projected to earn returns greater than 20% this year. Still, Redwood took a large loss in 2020 due to volatility from the coronavirus.