Risk management

Low credit scores in non-QM verge on 10% default rate

Nonqualified mortgage performance over the past decade has varied broadly by segment while generating relatively few credit losses on average, a new Kroll Bond Rating Agency study shows Weighted averages show losses from a 3.8% cumulative default rate have been just 0.03%, but the CDR is far higher for a market segment like borrowers with […]

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NYMT seeks leeway on debt-to-equity ratio to fuel investment

New York Mortgage Trust is staging a consent solicitation to support its latest move into what it considers the right mix and amount of less credit-sensitive assets and higher yielding ones. The company is asking for certain bond investors’ permission to exceed a maximum 8-to-1 debt-to-equity ratio it’s contractually obligated to ensure it meets on

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Bank lending to nondepository mortgage firms rising: Fitch

Fitch Ratings is starting to look more closely at depository lending involving nonbank financial institutions, including mortgage firms, as unfunded commitments to NBFIs take on a larger role in portfolios. Unfunded commitments to mortgage credit intermediaries by a group of banks Fitch studied totaled over $255.44 billion as of March 31, up from $202.28 billion

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FHFA’s Pulte defers to a higher authority on conservatorship

Bill Pulte, director of what has been known as the Federal Housing Finance Agency, shed light on certain plans he has for the government-sponsored enterprises during an appearance at an industry event on Monday, but deferred to President Trump on a conservatorship exit. Pulte told attendees at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s secondary market conference in

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