Attendance at the ABS East conference hit another record this week, with investors showing strong demand for structured finance products. Issuance is expected to remain elevated, helped by interest rate moves.

Residential MBS transactions will likely experience a spike in delinquencies, but performance will return to pre-storm levels within a year, according to Moody’s.

DSCR and investor loans are seeing strong interest from investors due to the housing market and new rating methodologies.

The company measured its economic return at 9.3% in the third quarter...

Goldman Sachs analysts said investments in MBS and ABS are looking good heading into 2025.

The SEC alleged Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust’s valuation practices for collateralized mortgage obligations violated the Investment Advisors Act and the Investment Company Act.

JPMorgan Chase remained the top issuer of non-agency MBS in the third quarter, increasing its issuance by 25.8%. (Includes data tables.)

Delinquencies are projected to increase across asset classes, though some sectors will be hit harder than others.

A new white paper says MBS investors can learn more about projected mortgage prepayment activity if MBS modeling is expanded to incorporate trended credit data.

The new joint venture has already issued its first MBS, with expanded-credit mortgages originated by A&D Mortgage.