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Among the products disappearing from menus in September included those for cash-out refis and investor home purchases, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
Non-QM securitizations hit $78B as lenders ease guidelines to capture unserved borrower demand, even as total impairments rise for the 10th time in 13 months to 6.27%.
For the first time in six weeks, the 30-year fixed rate mortgage dropped, with observers expecting a steady but challenging housing market for the rest of 2026.
The current pool's major loan characteristics were higher than that those seen on the RKTL 2026-2, with 60-month loans representing a higher concentration of the current pool (77.0%) compared with 73.7% on the previous deal.
Delinquencies also showed signs of overall improvement in March, despite an increase in foreclosure numbers, ICE Mortgage Technology said.