Tailwinds behind the non-qualified mortgage segment are leading to growing secondary market volumes, while loan pools are on par with recent performance levels, according to a new Morningstar DBRS report.  Second-quarter non-QM volumes exceeded last year’s number, totaling over $9.8 billion of typical securitizations, the ratings agency said in a new report. On a year-over-year […]

The Federal Housing Association is likely to continue to take market share away from the private mortgage insurers for the foreseeable future, a Keefe, Bruyette & Woods report said. Insurance-in-force for all forms of mortgage insurance grew by 1.3% between the first and second quarters and by 5.5% year-over-year, the report from Bose George and

Young homebuyers are taking the adage “marry the house, date the rate” to heart, but that could set them up for potential problems in the future, a new report warns. Nearly two-thirds of millennial and Gen Z homebuyers said it was “important” or “extremely important” that they be able to refinance their homes in the