The average daily trading volume in agency MBS climbed to $226.1 billion in May, the second consecutive monthly increase, according to figures compiled by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association.
Credit-risk transfer activity at the government-sponsored enterprises is expected to shift from debt note issuance that has dominated the program to more front-end deals with private mortgage insurers and mortgage lenders, the Urban Institute said.
ABS issuers are boosting the quality of marketplace loans in new deals due to rising delinquency rates, but not enough to convince Fitch Ratings that such issuance deserves AAA ratings.
The share of interest-only loans in commercial MBS conduits has risen to near-peak levels last seen in 2007 as underwriting deteriorates, according to major credit rating agencies.
It’s official: The Treasury Department’s goal is to reduce the footprint of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Who says so? Treasury counselor Craig Phillips...
Expanded-credit products look to be a ray of sunshine in an otherwise gloomy mortgage market. Originations of the loans increased in the first quarter of 2018 while production in many other product categories declined, according to a new ranking and analysis by Inside Nonconforming Markets. An estimated $10.1 billion of expanded-credit mortgages were originated in the first quarter of 2018, up 3.1 percent from the previous quarter and a 13.5 percent ... [Includes one data chart]
The amount of jumbo mortgages handled by a large group of servicers increased in the first quarter, according to a new ranking by Inside Nonconforming Markets. The 30 servicers handled an estimated total of $1.05 trillion in jumbos as of the end of March, up 1.4 percent from the end of 2017 and a 13.5 percent increase from March 2017. Growth in jumbo servicing significantly outpaced trends in total mortgage debt outstanding. Some $10.65 trillion ... [Includes one data chart]
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