FINRA plans to implement margin requirements for agency MBS transactions in May. The requirements, which have been delayed for years, will apply to broker-dealers.

Ginnie Mae eligibility requirements issued a year ago are largely set to take effect at the end of the month. Most issuers are in compliance with the standards, according to the agency.

The market for rated private ABS has grown significantly in recent years, according to a new report from KBRA.

MBS holdings at Fannie and Freddie are a shadow of what they used to be. Then again, being in a conservatorship that just celebrated its quinceanera will do that to you.

Pagaya has been growing its securitization capabilities as it sets its sights on partnerships with large banks.

The Structured Finance Association continues to push forward on revising the disclosures used with non-agency MBS. The revisions could lead to major changes in industry practices.

The increase in activity can be attributed to higher interest rates and liquidity concerns.

The new insurance asset management unit is being led by former MetLife executive Nancy Mueller-Handal.

The final rule for private fund advisers addressed many concerns of CLO market watchers around compliance burdens. Separately, a federal appeals court held that syndicated term loans aren’t securities.

Despite 15 months of balance sheet reduction, at the current pace, it will still take the Federal Reserve nearly four and a half years to bring its holdings of MBS and Treasuries down to pre-pandemic levels.