Wells Fargo is planning to issue non-agency mortgage-backed securities this year, Franklin Codel, a senior executive vice president of consumer lending at the bank, said during an investor presentation this week. It will be the first post-crisis non-agency MBS from Wells. He said the deals will help test whether Wells can improve investor confidence in non-agency MBS. Ellington Financial plans to issue a non-agency mortgage-backed security backed by ... [Includes four briefs]