The Lede

National Mortgage News, June 5, 2018--Brad Finkelstein (subscription)The recent growth in the non-QM market and concurrently, in private-label securitizations, is a result of participants across the loan life cycle becoming more comfortable with the risk characteristics of these loans, especially as interest rates rise.

HousingWire, June 5, 2018--Nate ShultzThe FHA compare ratio is a metric used to assess the loan performance of a lender in a specific geography by comparing its default (90+ days delinquent) and claim rate to its peers in the same jurisdiction.

MarketWatch, June 5, 2018--Andrea RiquierThe affected branches are in Indiana, Michigan, Ohio and Wisconsin. Nearly 500 Wells employees at those locations will receive job offers from Flagstar.

CNBC, June 5, 2018--Jeff CoxThere are 6.7 million job openings and just 6.4 million available workers to fill them, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Forbes, June 5, 2018--Aly YaleMortgage rates hit their highest point in seven years last month, and home prices have jumped 6.5 percent since mid-2017. But somehow, home buying isn't slowing down.

National Mortgage News, June 5, 2018--Bonnie Sinnock (subscription)Angel Oak Commercial Lending has acquired a controlling interest in lender Cherrywood Mortgage in order to strengthen its focus on small-balance commercial lending.

Reuters, June 6, 2018--Hari Kishan, Rahul KarunakarAn acute shortage of affordable homes in the United States will continue over the coming year, according to a majority of property market analysts polled by Reuters, driving prices up faster than inflation and wage growth.

National Real Estate Investor, June 5, 2018--Bendix Anderson Rising interest rates are already making a difference for apartment properties. Borrowers can no longer secure the large permanent loans that have become used to.