April 12, 2024

Non-Agency MBS Volume Up in First Quarter

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.) Read More

Jumbo Credit Standards Loosen Amid Home Price Growth

Credit standards for jumbo mortgages loosened in March. The changes came as home prices continue to increase. Read More

Verus Brings New Investors to Securitization Business

Verus Mortgage Capital has grown its non-agency MBS issuance as more investors show interest in the expanded-credit mortgage market. Read More

GSE Noncore Activity Holds Up in First Quarter

Noncore products going into GSE securitizations saw less drop off than core products in the first quarter. (Includes data table.) Read More

Rithm Issues Large Rated RTL Securitization

Rithm Capital closed a $500.0 million MBS backed by rated residential transition loans through its Genesis Capital shelf. The deal is the second RTL securitization to receive a rating from Morningstar DBRS. Read More

AAM Signals End of Mortgage Business Following 2023 Losses

William Erbey was named new CEO of AAM late last year and is guiding the company away from non-agency conduit activities to focus on EV technologies. Read More

Sachem Capital Sees Shrinking Profits Due to High Rates

Higher interest rates and tighter lending standards led to a decline in income at the business-purpose lender. Read More

A Mix of Jumbo and Expanded-Credit MBS Kick Off Second Quarter

A variety of non-QM mortgage-backed securities hit the market in the first two weeks of April, including a $404.3 million jumbo deal from Redwood Trust. Read More

News Briefs

Ocwen to rebrand as Onity; Planet Home Lending adopts new FICO Score 10 T; insurance coverage a growing concern for real estate investors; NQM Funding loosens guidelines; Arch Mortgage Funding expands non-QM acquisitions. Read More

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Non-Agency MBS Volume Up in First Quarter

Jumbo Credit Standards Loosen Amid Home Price Growth

Verus Brings New Investors to Securitization Business

GSE Noncore Activity Holds Up in First Quarter

Rithm Issues Large Rated RTL Securitization

AAM Signals End of Mortgage Business Following 2023 Losses

Sachem Capital Sees Shrinking Profits Due to High Rates

A Mix of Jumbo and Expanded-Credit MBS Kick Off Second Quarter

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As homeowner equity continues to build, more and more lenders are launching home equity lending products. Are you thinking of joining this market?