New disclosure portal for Freddie MBS investors; Ginnie details LIBOR transition plan for multifamily MBS; Andrew Davidson offers prepayment analysis for specified pools; DBRS proposes revisions to rep and warrant criteria.

Another subprime auto ABS issuer closed its dealerships last week. Back-up servicers can help to protect investors from failing issuers, though there were some complications with a recent servicing transfer.

MBS spreads to Treasuries continue to be fat at roughly 140 bps. But what if there’s a government debt default? Might the equation turn or will it be so ugly it won’t matter? Analysts are trying to make sense of it all.

Removals from Ginnie MBS were few and far between in the first quarter of 2023 as elevated interest rates limited loan payoffs and other withdrawal activity. (Includes data chart.)

Bloomberg will update its agency MBS prepayment models in May to account for rising interest rates and housing market demand.

Industry stakeholders believe Farmer Mac could face risks arising from climate change. However, the government-chartered company took issue with a proposal to amend and strengthen its capital framework.

Fannie has issued a cash tender offer on CAS notes totaling $4.24 billion. Details from that offer, plus pricing on its upcoming CAS REMIC, give some insight into the state of the CRT market.

AGNC CEO is comfortable with FDIC’s plans for sales of MBS held by failed banks; Morgan Stanley revives jumbo MBS; UBS prepares for legacy residential MBS action by DOJ; Chase offers RPLs in non-agency MBS.

Sure, big banks have sizeable unrealized losses from MBS classified as held-to-maturity. But as long as the banks don’t sell the MBS, the losses remain unrealized.

MIAC last weekend was the victim of a ransomware attack traced to Russia. The loan trader and asset evaluator did not cave to the demands of hackers, but the incident proved to be a major headache.