Varde agreed to sell non-QM lender Deephaven to Pretium, an investment manager involved in single-family rentals along with mortgage credit. Transaction details weren't disclosed.
The latest expanded-credit MBS from Angel Oak will be somewhat smaller than the first two deals the firm issued this year. The deal also includes a higher share of mortgages underwritten with 12 months of bank statements.
Participants in the non-agency market are looking forward to the end of the “GSE patch,” anticipating significant increases in non-QM activity as long as federal regulators provide certainty regarding the rules of the road.
Issuance of expanded-credit mortgage-backed securities hit $5.97 billion in the first quarter of 2019, a record for the sector. It also topped prime non-agency MBS volume for the third consecutive quarter.
Originations of expanded-credit mortgages increased 20.2% in 2018 and market share for the sector also grew, according to a new ranking and analysis by Inside Nonconforming Markets. [Includes one data chart]
Carrington Mortgage Services loosens its underwriting guidelines and improves pricing for various expanded-credit products; Home Point Financial joins the expanded-credit market; Essent Group isn't interested in proving PMI for non-QMs...