Issuers are increasingly delivering GSE-eligible owner-occupied mortgages to non-agency MBS in a bid to diversify liquidity.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac appear to be buying more MBS at times when spreads widen. They’re also hedging the purchases with interest rate swaps, according to industry participants.

The comment period on a concept release from the SEC to revise disclosure requirements on MBS and ABS closed in December. Since then, SEC officials have held a number of meetings with industry groups.

Ginnie Mae attributed the rapid increase in severe FHA delinquencies to FHA’s trial payment plans rather than weakening performance.

Democrats questioned the risk-management effects of CRT at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under FHFA Director Bill Pulte.

After publishing new rating criteria for non-agency MBS, Fitch Ratings upgraded thousands of tranches.

The Treasury Market Practices Group released a white paper identifying how a change in the ownership structure of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could impact the broader financial markets.

The New Hampshire Business Finance Authority’s bitcoin-backed municipal bond received preliminary ratings under Moody’s structured finance framework.

RecFi was set to issue a $143.3 million ABS backed by loans for boats and recreational vehicles. The issuer indefinitely postponed the issuance amid volatility in the financial markets.

Combining machine learning techniques with more traditional accounting is making it possible to predict both whether a loan will prepay and when.