Only 4% of MBS and ABS assessed by Fitch received a positive rating impact from ESG factors. Meanwhile, S&P is set to expand its assessments in the ESG space.

The reputation of being a safe, liquid asset adds about 47 basis points to the “convenience premium” of agency MBS over investment grade bonds, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Issuance of agency real estate mortgage investment conduits/collateralized mortgage obligations was essentially flat in 2021, with Ginnie sharply increasing its volume while GSE issuance declined. (Includes data chart.)

A new SEC proposal wouldn’t set climate-related disclosures for MBS and ABS, though such standards are still under consideration.

The Structured Finance Association is assessing investors’ and brokers’ preferences for replacing LIBOR in structured finance bonds.

The market for Ginnie Mae MBS should begin to normalize soon, according to T. Rowe Price executive Keir Joyce.

Failure to submit a timely and specific repurchase demand involving pre-2008 non-agency MBS doomed a U.S. Bank lawsuit.

Billions of dollars in delinquent FHA/VA mortgages are still available for purchase in the whole-loan market if you have the knack for rehab-and-release. But for how long?

In case you haven’t noticed, MBS prices are sagging a bit these days, courtesy of higher interest rates. Trading volume is lower, but not exceedingly. What’s ahead? Mostly fog.

The aching question: How far and how fast will the FOMC go in allowing its portfolio of agency securities to run off?