Trade groups representing smaller lenders called on the Trump administration to prompt the GSEs to increase their holdings of MBS as a way to reduce mortgage rates.

Issuance of specified-pool MBS in the third quarter was up 21.5% at Freddie Mac. The biggest increase was in pools of loans on New York properties.

Researchers at S&P Global used the difference between Classic FICO scores and the scores of VantageScore 4.0 to assess the impact of trended data.

Real estate investment trusts that focus on agency MBS increased their earnings in the third quarter, helped by interest rate trends.

Securitize could become a public company through a merger with Cantor Equity Partners II, a blank-check company, in a combination valued at $1 billion.

The Commercial Real Estate Finance Council launched a tool this week to standardize performance reporting for commercial collateralized loan obligations.

The securitization of vehicle loans and financing for a range of businesses powered an all-time record of $107.7 billion of ABS issuance during the third quarter. Carmakers dominated the issuer ranking. (Includes three data tables.)

The prepayment rate on agency MBS hit a high for the year in September and that’s expected to be topped again in October. Analysts note that their prepayment models are off due to changes in lenders’ practices.

Neither Fannie nor Freddie issued any green bonds in the third quarter, though social bond issuance has been relatively healthy.

The acquisition of Crescent Bank’s auto lending division brings servicing expertise to Arra Finance.