Non-mortgage ABS production jumped sharply higher in the first quarter of 2015, with $50.08 billion of new issuance, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS analysis and ranking. First-quarter issuance was up 38.1 percent from the previous three-month period, although early 2015 was down 6.3 percent from a year ago. The two strongest segments of the market were vehicle finance ABS, which accounted for 46.7 percent of issuance during the first quarter, and business loan ABS, which chipped in another 30.9 percent of new production. Ford Motor Credit had...[Includes three data charts]
Firms hoping that new guaranty fee and loan-level price adjustments promulgated by the Federal Housing Finance Agency might boost the jumbo MBS market were sorely disappointed when the final details were released by the agency late last week. One executive who works for a real estate investment trust that issues jumbos said it’s clear to him that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are continuing to “misprice” their g-fees. He would love...
The judicial process for Bank of America’s long-pending $8.5 billion settlement involving non-agency MBS issued by Countrywide Financial is near its conclusion and investors could see payouts as soon as August, according to analysts at Barclays Capital. The settlement was announced in 2011, and after years of legal maneuvering, approved by the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court in March. Bank of New York Mellon is the trustee on the 530 non-agency MBS covered by the settlement. “The trustee’s approval application to the New York Supreme Court suggests...
Issuers continue to include super prime mortgages in jumbo MBS but credit enhancement levels on the latest batch of deals vary widely, with rating services raising concerns about participants with limited track records, among other issues. Presale reports have been issued for four jumbo MBS in April thus far: a $241.06 million deal from Two Harbors Investment, a $267.19 million MBS from Five Oaks Investment, a $356.45 million deal from Redwood Trust and a $273.62 million Credit Suisse securitization. The underwriting for mortgages backing these deals is...
General Electric’s announcement that it will exit most of its financial services businesses is just over two weeks old, but already there are signs that one casualty could be the ABS market. According to reports from Barclays and others, GE’s decision to unload its commercial lending and leasing operation could result in lower issuance volume because GE Capital traditionally has funded these portfolios – estimated to be $74 billion in size – through ABS shelves. “As such, GE’s decision to sell the portfolio is...
Two new reports from Fitch Ratings, taken together, indicate a modest weakening in the collateral backing U.S. auto ABS deals is continuing, with perhaps a temporary reprieve thanks to short-term cash flow positives for consumers, mostly tax refunds and lower gasoline prices. Still, the overall outlook is positive. U.S. prime auto ABS collateral has been marginally weakening in the last few years, most recently because of amped-up competition among auto finance companies, Fitch said in a report out this week, based on transactions issued between 2007 and fourth-quarter 2014. “The quality of prime auto loan securitized pools was...
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