Expanded-credit MBS issuance increased by more than 75% in the first quarter of 2023. Invictus Capital Partners was the top issuer in the early months. (Includes three data charts.) Read More

While real estate lending might not feel the brunt of a possible credit squeeze, products like jumbo mortgages could still face challenges. There are signs that banks have reduced their appetite for the loans. Read More

Conforming jumbos, cash-out refinances and mortgages for investment properties and second homes are becoming less prevalent in deliveries to the government-sponsored enterprises. (Includes data chart.) Read More

Bank statement, debt servicing credit ratio and home-equity line of credit products are bringing new value to originators, according to LoanNEX. Read More

Players in the cryptocurrency-backed mortgage space still see optimism for the future even as the “crypto winter” moves into spring. Read More

After a lull around the end of the first quarter, a number of expanded-credit MBS have hit the market, with more deals planned. Read More

The volatility in interest rates, elevated housing prices and a lag in rental growth numbers are all prompting more investors to lock in loans with debt service coverage ratios below 1.0. Read More

CPFB revises methodology for APOR; Fitch downgrades PacWest’s CRT; LendingOne taps ex-Sprout vice president for TPO business; DBRS adds new due diligence provider to “acceptable” list. Read More