The SFA is working to establish a standards-setting organization that would help increase investments in non-QMs. And the association wants prime non-agency MBS to be included in any future revival of TALF.

A $45 million investment banking contract hangs in the balance as the FHFA maneuvers the future of Fannie and Freddie.

President Biden plans to nominate Alanna McCargo to be the next president of Ginnie Mae; Credit Suisse’s warehouse lending securitization involving non-QMs upsized.

Nonbanks, risky or not for the MBS market? Ginnie Mae’s new capital proposal may finally settle the question. If it becomes final...

Experts say a modest taper in Fed MBS purchases is unlikely to have a serious impact on bond prices or the housing market.

Fannie and Freddie, the linchpin of the nation’s MBS market, may never get out of conservatorship. Right? Actually, they might. A pending risk-based capital rule could play a role in the drama.

Industry insiders are speculating whether former FHFA Director Mark Calabria delayed the release of the 2020 stress tests results because they contradicted his proposed capital rule.

The $500 million deal allows financing of non-QMs. Moody’s placed a preliminary A1 rating on the deal, while it typically gives a AAA rating on warehouse funding securitizations that focus on GSE-eligible loans.

Ginnie Mae has issued nearly $2.1 billion of MBS backed by digital collateral this year.

MISMO and SFA are separately working to update the ASF dataset for non-agency MBS; BNY Mellon is offering new agency MBS service; a relatively rare downgrade for commercial MBS.