The nomination of Sandra Thompson to head the Federal Housing Finance Agency moved forward this week when the Senate Banking Committee voted 13-11 in her favor.

Billions of dollars in delinquent FHA/VA mortgages are still available for purchase in the whole-loan market if you have the knack for rehab-and-release. But for how long?

In case you haven’t noticed, MBS prices are sagging a bit these days, courtesy of higher interest rates. Trading volume is lower, but not exceedingly. What’s ahead? Mostly fog.

The enterprise resumed marketing a credit-risk transfer transaction this week after a brief pause tied to volatility in the financial markets.

Net losses, recovery rates and delinquencies for auto ABS took performance hits in January, according to S&P.

Ginnie Mae President Alanna McCargo vows to vigorously support equity, diversity and inclusion in the housing industry.

Performance of non-agency MBS with manufactured housing loans hasn’t followed the trends seen in other sectors during the pandemic.

Fannie resumed issuing credit-risk transfer notes in October after a long break. Still, GSE CRT issuance couldn’t match 2020’s volume. (Includes data chart.)

Spreads on MBS involving non-qualified mortgages have widened due to rising interest rates and excess supply. However, demand is on the rise again as new buyers are entering the space.

A provider of due diligence and document management services, Edgemac has a new owner: Incenter, a Blackstone “portfolio” company. The target: non-QM and jumbo securitizations and maybe a whole lot more.