The Non-QM Drought is Over. Three Deals Hit the Market in a Single Day June 17, 2021 Brandon Ivey Feeding the non-QM MBS machine: affiliates of Angelo, Gordon & Co., Invictus Capital Partners and Shelter Growth Capital Partners...Read More
Loan Repurchases Spike Higher in Bank Mortgage Bank Units June 16, 2021 John Bancroft Most of the jump in bank repurchases in early 2021 came from USAA Federal Saving Bank...Read More
GSE Business Tumbles in May as Refi Well Runs Dry June 14, 2021 John Bancroft Rate-term transactions, the bread-and-butter of the refi market, declined 33.6% in May. GSE purchases of cash-out refinances fell 18.1% from April.Read More
Anxious About Adhering to the Investor-Loan Cap, Freddie Trims Deliveries Even More June 14, 2021 Paul Muolo The lender bulletin was released last week and got little notice. It’s effective for mortgages with settlement dates on or after July 1, 2021.Read More
Nomura to Issue its First Warehouse Funding Securitization June 14, 2021 Brandon Ivey Initially, the securitization will facilitate originations by Finance of America Mortgage and Quicken Loans...Read More
REITs Rein in Agency MBS in 1Q21, But a Slight Uptick for Non-Agency June 11, 2021 John Bancroft However, the group did post a 1.9% increase in its investment of non-agency MBS, boosting aggregate holdings to $7.07 billion.Read More
Agencies Lag Behind in 1Q21 Jumbo Mortgage Lending June 10, 2021 John Bancroft All things equal, "agency" jumbo volume might be expected to grow when loan limits are raised.Read More
Goldman to Issue $1.04 Billion Prime Non-Agency MBS June 10, 2021 Brandon Ivey Previously, the largest post-2010 prime non-agency MBS from Goldman was a $622.1 million deal issued in April.Read More
Credit Union Steps Up to Buy TIAA’s Correspondent Unit June 9, 2021 Paul Muolo No purchase price was revealed. It marks at least the second known correspondent sale of the spring/summer season...Read More
Angel Oak’s REIT Could Raise Close to $200 Million with IPO June 9, 2021 Brandon Ivey After a long slowdown tied to the pandemic, the Angel Oak family of companies is ramping up its originations of non-QMs...Read More