Ginnie Mae announced new rating requirements and risk factors to improve and strengthen its oversight of MBS program participants.

The consumer finance ABS market continues to show signs of life. It helps that “big money” is playing a role behind the scenes.

MBS investors hedge against spiking prepayment speeds by identifying pools of mortgages less likely to refinance.

Ginnie Mae stress tests should be limited to issuers with largest and riskiest portfolios, the industry group suggested.

New Residential Investment Corp. is pulling an about-face, of sorts. After issuing new shares of common earlier in the year, it’s now embarked on a $200 million buyback program.

Following Chase, Citi is issuing MBS backed by non-QMs. The participation of two big banks is an encouraging sign for the sector.

Mortgage-investing REITs continue to tap the equities market. And it’s occurring at an odd time: The Dow Jones Industrial Average is gyrating like a drunken puppet.

Investors in interest-only tranches of Countrywide MBS are seeking to change the way payments are calculated.

Fannie and Freddie will shift to an averaged version of SOFR before the publication of the scandal-ridden LIBOR ceases.

It's all about prepayment speeds these days. Look out below, MBS investors?