The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle lost an appeal in an MBS case against Barclays Capital this week in which it claimed the investment banker made false statements or left out certain facts about the securities it sold in 2008. But the Court of Appeals of Washington State ruled that theFHLBank was fully aware of what it was buying at the time.
New pooling restrictions announced last week by Ginnie Mae to curb churning and prepayment speed spikes are likely a precursor to future changes in pooling and refinancing policies at Ginnie and the Department of Veterans Affairs, according to analysts.
Issuance of single-family rental securities started in 2013 and hit $7.17 billion in 2015, according to Inside MBS & ABS. Industry analysts suggest that the relative boom in issuance is over due to a number of factors, including activity by the government-sponsored enterprises.
Participants in the commercial MBS market appear to have some certainty regarding the use of third-party purchasers to meet risk-retention requirements. The Securities and Exchange Commission seems to have helped resolve concerns about the accounting treatment for such deals, though a formal statement hasn’t been issued.
After exploring the single-family rental market for the better half of a year, Freddie Mac an-nounced a $161 million pilot deal with CoreVest American Finance Lender. The government-sponsored enterprise said its foray into the market is aimed at providing affordable housing for low-income and working families.
The three most notable aspects of Janet Yellen’s final press conference as the chair of the Federal Re-serve were the expected comments in support of the central bank’s 25 basis point rate increase, positive economic expectations of pending tax reform efforts, and confirmation the Fed is unlikely to provide much information about its balance sheet reduction going forward.
The agency MBS market continued to grow at a measured pace during the third quarter of 2017, with several key investor groups showing interest in the market, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS analysis.
Banks servicing delinquent mortgages in 2009-2010 allegedly delayed foreclosure starts in the districts of then-members of the House Financial Services Committee in order to influence legislative action on the Dodd-Frank Act, according to a working paper published by the Ohio State University.
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