The Securities and Exchange Commission will be seeking feedback next month on ways to boost issuance of publicly-registered MBS and ABS.

The sharp decline in GSE Supers issuance was the result of the Federal Reserve wrapping up the conversion of its Fannie/Freddie MBS into aggregated form in the first quarter. (Includes two data tables.)

Issuers of MBS backed by non-qualified mortgages are starting to include floating-rate tranches, a feature more commonly seen in jumbo MBS and certain other asset classes.

Both lenders’ inaugural deals were oversubscribed, helping to diversify the companies’ capital sources.

Analysts at Stifel believe agency MBS currently offer better value than investments in corporate bonds.

Higher vehicle and auto part prices are deterring new auto sales, according to Moody’s Ratings.

The commercial real estate firm issued its first public securitization of billboard property rights — a rarity in the ABS market.

KBRA downgrades jumbo MBS issued by JPMorgan Chase in 2015; Community Bank sells MBS holdings at a loss; Morningstar details private-rating share.

FHFA established a new policy — that no GSE servicer should have a market share exceeding 20% — when it authorized Fannie and Freddie to continue doing business with the combined entity that will be formed following Rocket Companies’ planned acquisition of Mr. Cooper Group.

Key mortgage industry stakeholders say an IPO of GSE stock would have trouble attracting investors if FHFA remains their conservator or they are released without an explicit guarantee.