Fannie Mae and IBM are working together on at least one big technology project: a new data center. But is the relationship about to go even further? Meanwhile, MBS issuance stayed hot in April.
Issuance of non-agency jumbo mortgage-backed securities continues to increase along with the number of issuers participating in the market. Issuers acknowledge that spreads on AAA non-agency MBS are widening, causing margins to decline, but they suggest that a significant increase in non-agency MBS production will help tighten spreads, benefitting issuers. Credit Suisse issued its third non-agency jumbo MBS of the year this week. The $393.77 million deal received AAA ratings from DBRS and ...
While originations included in non-agency jumbo mortgage-backed securities in recent years have been of high-quality, significant differences exist among originators, according to a new analysis by Inside Nonconforming Markets. The average credit score on mortgages included in Redwood Trusts non-agency jumbo MBS from 2011 through the first quarter of this year was 771.2, largely driven by First Republic Bank, which accounted for 47.0 percent of originations securitized by Redwood ... [Includes two data charts]
Its not a money problem, theres plenty of money out there, Martin Hughes, president and CEO of Redwood Trust, said last week at a hearing by the House Financial Services Committee. The difficulty now is the uncertainty of investors that need to be waved back into the water. Hughes said non-agency mortgage-backed security issuers need to make adjustments for investors. I believe we need to first address investors demands for better risk mitigation, transparency, and alignment of interests ...
The American Securitization Forum proposed a number of regulatory and legislative changes last week to increase non-agency activity. The proposed changes were prompted by recent meetings with members of Congress. The proposals can be implemented in the short term to expedite the process of bringing private capital back to the mortgage market by incrementally reducing the government-guaranteed market well below the current 90 percent share, the ASF said. The ASF called for reform of the ...
A bipartisan group of members of the House Financial Services Committee is coming to agreement on portions of pending legislation to increase non-agency activity. Rep. Scott Garrett, R-NJ, is set to introduce legislation shortly that has some support from Rep. Maxine Waters, D-CA, the ranking Democrat on the committee. Garretts Private Mortgage Market Investment Act was approved on a party-line vote by the House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets and Government-Sponsored Enterprises ...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development this week issued more detailed guidance to changes in the FHA Lender Insurance Program based on a final rule published in the Federal Register in January 2012. Under the LI program, high-performing direct endorsement lenders have the authority to conduct pre-endorsement reviews and endorse loans. Mortgagee Letter 2013-12 supersedes guidance HUD issued last month and provides additional details on initial and continuing eligibility for Lender Insurance. It also talks about HUD monitoring of program participants as well indemnification procedures, which were discussed in ...
Wall Street has unveiled policy proposals calling for premium and guaranty fee adjustments and reduced loan limits for FHA and the government-sponsored enterprises to jump start the return of private capital to the U.S. housing market. The American Securitization Forum said the current level of government activity in the mortgage market is neither sustainable nor advisable. The government, through FHA, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, directly or indirectly guarantees 90 to 95 percent of new mortgage originations in the country, the trade association said. While everyone agrees the governments role in housing should be reduced over the long term, there is ...
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has announced plans to consolidate multifamily hubs nationwide and close a number of its smaller field offices. The plan would result in an estimated $61.9 million in annual costs savings for HUD after completion and affect approximately 900 of the departments 9,300 employees. No employee will be laid off as a result of the restructuring, according to HUD Secretary Shaun Donovan. Donovan said the changes are part of a broader, long-term effort that will allow HUD to continue to deliver high-quality services by adapting modern best practices. The decision to ...
In the first quarter nonbanks continued to gain significant market share in the residential servicing business, according to a new and exclusive ranking from Inside Mortgage Finance.