Bank Retail Production Jumps in Second Quarter September 27, 2024 Namrata Bhatia All banks among the top 100 lenders reported an increase in retail mortgage originations in the second quarter.Read More
Ginnie Leads Increases in Agency MBS Outstanding September 26, 2024 John Bancroft Ginnie Mae posted a 1.8% increase to finish the second quarter with $2.445 trillion in single-family MBS outstanding.Read More
Short Takes: Purchase-Mortgage Applications Level / Delinquencies Decline / New Non-Agency MBS / HEI Securitization September 25, 2024 Brandon Ivey Refis accounted for 55.7% of mortgage applications last week.Read More
ATR Compliance Unclear at Times for Non-Agency Mortgages September 24, 2024 Brandon Ivey The revamped rules allowed lenders to use a wider variety of standards to meet ATR and qualified-mortgage requirements while also introducing some uncertainty on whether specific loans comply with ATR standards.Read More
Nation's Largest MBS REIT to Sell New Shares September 23, 2024 Paul Muolo New stock issuance, of course, can spark concerns of dilution.Read More
loanDepot Preps Warehouse Securitization September 20, 2024 Brandon Ivey It will be the 10th warehouse securitization from loanDepot.Read More
Annaly Increases Pace of Expanded-Credit MBS Issuance September 20, 2024 Brandon Ivey It’s the 14th expanded-credit MBS from Annaly this year, amounting to $7.57 billion in volume.Read More
Some Volatility Expected After Fed’s 50-BP Rate Cut September 19, 2024 Brandon Ivey Mortgage market participants are adjusting following the rate cut by the Federal Reserve.Read More
Banks Reduce Investments in ABS in Second Quarter September 19, 2024 John Bancroft All the top bank ABS investors reported reductions in their portfolios during the second quarter.Read More
A&D, Atlas Team for Joint Venture Fund September 18, 2024 James Dohnert A&D Mortgage has partnered with Atlas Merchant Capital to fund more expanded-credit MBS transactions.Read More