Fitch Ratings has lowered its loss expectations by an average of 20 basis points for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac credit risk transfers for the second half of the year. Strong collateral performance coupled with increased home price appreciation and a shorter term to maturity has led to the lower loss projections. In fact, Fitch noted that home prices in the respective pools have increased by 20 percent on average since issuance and 3.5 percent since January.
Nonbanks have dominated the Ginnie Mae MBS issuer ranks for several years, and they are gradually claiming a bigger share of the government-sponsored enterprise market, according to a new analysis by Inside MBS & ABS. [Includes one data chart.]
Close to $500 million worth of VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans that do not meet new seasoning requirements ushered in under the recently approved Dodd-Frank reform act are in “orphan status,” causing financial headaches for the lenders that originated them.
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