Fitch and DBRS released reports outlining the risks, physical or otherwise, of climate change to MBS and ABS. They said impacts varied by area and that vigorous policy efforts could help stem losses.
The House passes legislation to help address legacy contracts for MBS and ABS tied to LIBOR; the SEC expands payment methods for various filing fees; transportation ABS is performing well despite supply chain issues.
UWM has its own non-agency MBS shelf, allowing the lender/servicer to directly issue deals. However, the company continues to contribute mortgages to non-agency MBS issued by others.
The Mortgage Bankers Association and the Housing Policy Council are calling on Ginnie Mae to end temporary pooling restrictions imposed on reperforming loans during the pandemic.
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell says inflation has been high enough long enough to warrant a quicker reduction in the central bank’s MBS purchases. Time for mortgage bankers to worry?
Fannie’s deemed-issuance ratio for 2022 dropped as the government-sponsored enterprise accounted for a lower share of deliveries to UMBS; MISMO is working to standardize the bid-wanted in competition dataset format.