ABS comprised of solar loans, and the companies that service them, are under pressure as uncertainty swirls around the future of Biden-era clean energy provisions.

Federal and state regulators are eyeing third-party loan arrangements, with implications for ABS.

Years after the agency first sought public comments on the regulation, the SEC’s Office of Structured Finance is interested in taking another crack at finding ways to improve the rules for ABS.

Fannie will take the first losses on the transaction, with additional losses borne by Bayview and investors in the deal. That’s a change from the typical CRT from Fannie where a third-party like Bayview isn’t involved.

In September, FINRA received approval from the SEC for a plan to require one-minute reporting of many MBS and ABS trades. Now the self-regulatory organization is scuttling implementation, citing concerns from industry participants.

New studies show that the expectation of future climate risk effects the current behavior of lenders and CRT can be used to estimate the true cost of hurricane risk.

Non-QM securitizations are growing by leaps and bounds — and that’s keeping subservicers and the attorneys that review the deals quite busy.

Ginnie Mae signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s state-owned government-sponsored enterprise to remove barriers to investments in housing.

Bank of Hope anticipates three-year earn-back period following sale of low-yielding MBS; Figure touts strong demand for HELOC securitization; Wells transferring some non-agency MBS servicing to Shellpoint; Hooters whole-business securitization downgraded again.

Ginnie Mae eliminated the 10% concentration limit on buydown securitizations in custom single-family MBS.