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Angel Oak Residential Credit Solutions for Insurance Companies
The NAIC’s recent update to risk-based capital rules could broaden life insurers’ access to residential mortgage loan investments by extending favorable capital treatment across more structures. In this piece, we explore how this shift may create new opportunities for efficient portfolio growth—and how Angel Oak is aiming to help insurers navigate them.
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Angel Oak Macro Blitz Podcast | June 2026
This month’s episode examines a stronger-than-expected payroll report that signals continued economic resilience—but with key caveats around sustainability. The team connects the dots across shifting Federal Reserve expectations, rising yields, and growing signs of consumer strain to deliver a more nuanced outlook for the second half of 2026.
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Inside Non-QM: How Investors Are Accessing Mortgage Credit Opportunities
The non-QM market offers investors a growing, resilient source of mortgage credit, driven by evolving borrower demand and strong securitization support. This discussion highlights how a vertically integrated approach may provide aligned access to differentiated assets while navigating today’s shifting economic landscape.
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FINS Issues Preferred Shares, New Notes, and Sets Annual Meeting Date
The Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust (FINS) announced strategic financing initiatives to enhance leverage and income generation, alongside announcing key proposals for its upcoming shareholder meeting.
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Replay: Building More Resilient Income Portfolios with the Angel Oak In...
What’s driving the rapid growth and resilience of Angel Oak’s CARY ETF? In this session, the team shares how a tactical, income-focused approach—spanning mortgages, corporates, and structured credit—has helped navigate volatility while delivering consistent returns.
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Angel Oak & Brookfield: Transforming a Residential Mortgage Lendin...
The U.S. residential mortgage market has undergone a structural shift. Bank lending standards have tightened, and documentation requirements have become more rigid. A growing number of high-quality borrowers are turning to private lenders to meet their mortgage financing needs—creating an attractive opportunity for investors seeking a return profile distinct from other areas of credit. Hear from leaders at Angel Oak and Brookfield on how the opportunity is unfolding.
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Clayton Triick on UBS On-Air Podcast: Navigating Today’s Fixed In...
Angel Oak’s Clayton Triick, CFA, joined UBS’s Leslie Falconio to discuss agency RMBS and broader trends in the housing market. Against a backdrop of market volatility and evolving interest rate expectations, they explore emerging opportunities in fixed income, the outlook for rates, and the importance of a selective, income-focused investment approach.
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Clayton Triick on UBS Trending: Wrong Time to Get Into the Housing Market?
Clayton Triick, CFA, sat down with UBS’s Anthony Pastore to explore what’s happening beneath the surface of today’s housing market, from moderating home price growth to ongoing affordability pressures driven by mortgage rates.
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Clayton Triick on NYSE TV: The Fed’s Path Forward Amid Latest Act...
Markets are looking beyond near-term volatility as improving sentiment, easing geopolitical pressures, and resilient U.S. fundamentals continue to support equities. Clayton Triick, CFA, Head of Portfolio Management, Public Strategies, joined NYSE TV to discuss these trends and highlight opportunities in traditional fixed income, including mortgage- and asset-backed credit.
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Clayton Triick on Schwab Network: From High Yield to Housing, Credit Op...
Live from the New York Stock Exchange, Clayton Triick, CFA, Head of Portfolio Management, Public Strategies, joined Schwab Network to discuss the evolving credit landscape. He shared why value is shifting toward mortgage-backed securities and how improving affordability continues to support constructive housing fundamentals.
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