Fannie and Freddie captured a smaller share of the conventional-conforming market last year, and non-agency issuance dropped sharply in the second half. (Includes data chart.)

FRBNY plans to consolidate SOMA’s agency MBS holdings. However, the dollar value and composition of those holdings will not change.

Despite privacy issues, industry stakeholders said Fannie’s and Freddie’s social bond disclosures should provide more granular data.

Issuance of ABS backed by music royalties will continue to grow, according to KBRA. Also, streaming royalty rates, a large share of music catalog revenues, are expected to increase in coming years.

The two most significant forecasting models for MBS prepayments are struggling under the weight of the COVID-19 pandemic and the recent bank failures, according to a new TCW report.

Activity in the commercial MBS space will pick up again in the months ahead, said analysts.

The SEC’s proposed rule on conflicts of interest in the securitization market is unworkable and unnecessarily broad, according to industry stakeholders.

No one likes to be asked to repurchase a mortgage that’s already been securitized. But are the GSEs playing too tough on buyback requests on performing loans? The issue has reached the FHFA.

Silicon Valley Bank failed after complications involving funding provided to the bank by the Federal Home Loan Bank system and the Federal Reserve. MBS holdings also played a role in the bank’s failure.

Speakers on a recent dv01 panel said unemployment would be a key factor in performance moving forward. Unsecured consumer loans are demonstrating some weakness, while auto performance is normalizing.