Despite slight declines in portfolios among the top jumbo servicers, servicing volume for the jumbo market stayed relatively flat from the fourth to the first quarter. (Includes data table.)
Both the prime jumbo non-agency MBS market and the expanded-credit sector posted sequential increases in issuance in the first quarter. (Includes data tables.)
Mortgage holdings at banks increased last year despite mixed results at the largest depositories, including a decline at Wells Fargo. The ARM share also increased somewhat. (Includes data table.)
Redwood Trust touted a new partnership with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board as one of the first steps to increasing its activity in joint ventures.
Regional banks with strong local branch networks can price their loans at higher interest rates compared to national lenders that securitize their originations, according to a new research paper.
The creation of a U.S. sovereign wealth fund could grease the skids for an end to the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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