The New York Fed performed two separate repo market maneuvers on Tuesday: a $100 billion overnight operation and a $20 billion 14-day assignment. Both were oversubscribed.

Continued retail store closures put billions of dollars in commercial MBS at risk. Fears of coronavirus outbreak added even more pressure.

Investor demand for MBS and ABS is high but then uncertainty is also increasing, which could prompt more issuance earlier in the year.

Federal regulators should make changes to capital requirements that would allow banks to complete credit-risk transfer transactions similar to the deals issued by the GSEs, according to industry participants.

It was a wild ride (down) in the stock market this week, thanks to economic fears tied to the coronavirus. Of course, bonds soared and rates tanked. MBS implications?

The issue of allowing nonbanks into the FHLB System hasn’t gone away. A new RFI on the concept will undoubtedly ruffle some feathers.

Alternative data, machine learning, blockchain and document digitalization in securitization deals have the potential to improve credit quality, but they are untested and come with risks, says Moody’s.

A noticeable increase in warehouse credit to non-QM originators is bolstering both lending volumes and MBS creation. Another positive: better terms for nonbank borrowers.

Two prominent GSE multifamily lenders cut production in the fourth quarter as they adjusted to the new investment limits set for Fannie and Freddie. The new caps are unlikely to constrain GSE business in 2020.

MBS trading turned in a stellar performance in January but market watchers are nervous about stock valuations and interest rates.