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Volume 2012 - Number 2

January 20, 2012

Downloads Available: Non-Agency MBS in 2011


Re-MBS Dominated Non-Agency Issuance in 2011

Only five non-agency mortgage-backed securities were issued in 2011 that were not re-securitizations, servicer advances or agency-related deals, according to the Inside Mortgage Finance MBS Database. Some $27.59 billion in non-agency MBS were issued in 2011, nearly all of which was re-MBS. The five transactions, totaling $1.31 billion, accounted for 4.7 percent of all non-agency MBS issued in 2011. The $1.31 billion in issuance was nearly evenly divided among newly originated jumbo mortgages included in two securities issued by Redwood Trust and three securities backed by seasoned loans from other issuers ... [Includes one data chart]

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