SEC staff are considering revisions to a proposed rule that would prohibit conflicts of interest in the securitization market. But the agency reportedly won’t budge on some portions of the rule.

It’s starting to look like a boom of sorts in the securitization of second mortgages, especially with JPMorgan taking a keen interest.

The rounding of home prices in HMDA data complicates the calculation of whether loans below the conforming loan limits are more likely to be securitized into agency MBS in areas affected by climate change.

Most impacted securities have already made the transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate. S&P expects the LIBOR Act will minimize the risk on the remainder.

Reverse mortgage originations are not immune to the impacts of elevated interest rates, a DBRS Morningstar analyst notes.

Money-market funds were the most aggressive buyers of MBS during the first quarter, and analysts think demand from the sector will last. (Includes three data charts.)

Some fees paid by mortgage insurers for loans included in nonperforming loan sales were not passed through to related credit-risk transfer deals.

Prepayment rates are suppressed due to elevated interest rates, prompting runoff in the Fed’s MBS portfolio to be well below the monthly reduction cap.

Among the deals that are exposed to small-business borrowers are trucking and small-ticket equipment asset-backed securities, small-balance commercial ABS and premium finance ABS.

Annaly Capital Management highlighted how environmental, social and governance principles factor into its activities. Leaders at the REIT said ESG analysis can help Annaly deliver “superior” returns.