The investment vehicle plans to mainly buy whole loans, but may also purchase ABS.

Rising mortgage delinquencies increase spreads on residential MBS, as expected, along with spreads on credit card, student loan and auto loan ABS.

The fastest-growing sectors of the MBS market in the third quarter were Ginnie Mae and the non-agency market. Banks, foreign investors, money managers and insurance companies easily offset the slow decline in the Fed’s portfolio. (Includes two data tables.)

The Supreme Court’s decision to let a lower court’s ruling stand allows the bureau to watch over certain ABS market participants.

Some experts think FHFA’s stability capital buffer has helped Freddie surpass Fannie in both loan purchases and securitizations.

If you like to bid on residential NPLs/RPLs, stand in line. There’s not a ton of product to choose from. And pricing is tight.

The largest mortgage asset exchange will bring trended data to hundreds of lenders and investors.

While delinquencies are rising across most securitized asset classes, that’s not the case for home equity loans.

The changes are focused on rating criteria for private student loans and will have a mixed impact on outstanding deals. Industry had raised concerns about the proposal, but Moody’s pushed forward.

Sixth Street will purchase $4 billion in Affirm loans on a forward flow basis.