Ginnie loosens requirements for RPL pooling; Fannie sees tighter spreads with latest CRT issuance; tender offers on outstanding CRT transactions; new ABS issuers; DBRS proposes changes to commercial MBS rating methodology.

If the National Flood Insurance Program is allowed to lapse mid-November, the impact could extend beyond single-family lending, the Congressional Research Service has warned.

Ever since the Fed started its rate-hiking cycle, the spread between interest rates on loans in agency MBS and the 10-year Treasury rate has been elevated. Prepayment risk is to blame and there’s no easy fix.

Margin calls from repo lenders are always a risk when collateral values decline, which is why MBS holders, like REITs, are under watch. The yield on the 10-year Treasury is at a 16-year high — that’s the bad news. The good news: This may be the peak of the cycle.

A new study found that an increase in days over 90 degrees has a statistically significant impact on mortgage defaults and prepayments, both of which affect yields on MBS.

Loans in a new ABS from Cross River Bank were originated in partnership with Upstart Network. Partnerships with banks provide interest-rate preemption to many nonbank lenders.

NPL securitizations may help asset managers shore up their liquidity in the face of rising delinquencies on commercial MBS. While uncommon, a handful of commercial NPL securitizations were issued between 2013 and 2017.

S&P warned of potential downgrades that could hit timeshare ABS if the economy slows down.

Some 39% of the MBS and ABS issuers who participated in a Moody’s survey said they had boosted their cybersecurity spending since 2019. But still, advanced practices remained out of reach for many issuers.

Ginnie Mae President Alanna McCargo said the agency needs more Congressional support in the form of funding for staffing and other issues.