Fannie and Freddie have upped their retained MBS holdings significantly in recent months, as have the Federal Home Loan Banks. Analysts expect money managers and insurance firms to remain key investors. (Includes two data tables.)

Issuers will be required to report the removal of single-family loans from Ginnie MBS one business day following the liquidation, bringing reporting requirements in line with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.

RiskSpan is piloting a platform that would provide the FHLBanks much more precise and timely views into the status and quality of the mortgage loans pledged against their advances.

Adoption of portable mortgages would be difficult under current practices in the secondary market. An official at Intercontinental Exchange believes that tokenization could address the issue.

VantageScore saw the use of its score increase by 68% on an annual basis in the ABS market in 2025, driven by auto loan providers.

Morningstar DBRS this week introduced three new bond categories to better reflect risk profiles.

The DOJ has filed charges against four former Tricolor executives for defrauding finance providers and ABS investors by double-pledging collateral and manipulating collateral characteristics.

Losses on auto loan ABS are near record levels. Still, there are pockets of opportunity for savvy investors.

Forward Financing and New Mountain Net Lease separately issued their inaugural securitizations. Both deals were oversubscribed.

JPMorgan Chase’s trading account held the largest combined inventory of MBS, ABS and commercial MBS at the end of the third quarter, though the total was down slightly from June. (Includes two data tables.)