So, you thought it was safe to re-enter the Ginnie Mae market? Maybe, maybe not. VA loan churning could be an issue again and federal investigators are asking questions about underwriting practices and delinquencies. Subpoenas have been issued.
PIMCO could raise $1 billion from an IPO for a newly-formed REIT, PIMCO Mortgage Income Trust, which will initially invest in agency MBS, followed by mortgage servicing rights.
The specter of rising interest rates for commercial real estate debt subsided in the first quarter even as the credit quality of new commercial MBS remained stable, Moody's said.
Annaly Capital Management Corp. and AGNC Investment Corp. continued their MBS-hoarding ways during the first quarter but have had to deal with paper losses and negative hedging marks thanks to lower interest rates.
Ginnie Mae has completed liquidity talks with its 14 largest nonbank issuers, but has yet to say what transpired during the meetings. But all that could change when the agency hosts its annual summit in June.
Quicken Loans and United Shore Financial Services ranked as the top two agency MBS producers in April, dumping the market's long-time leader, Wells Fargo, into third. The megabank still ranked number one on a year-to-date basis.
The first quarter should be another earnings blowout for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Right? Maybe, maybe not. MBS issuance is down quarter over quarter and falling rates should translate into negative hedging marks.
The average daily trading volume in agency MBS shot up like a rocket to $269.7 billion in March, one of the best readings in quite some time. But what does it indicate?
The transition away from the London Inter-bank Offered Rate could prompt significant tax issues for MBS and ABS investors. The Structured Finance Industry Group wrote to the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury last week requesting guidance on the issue. LIBOR won’t be available after 2021 and market participants are looking for an alternative reference rate. Various securities are tied to the London benchmark rate in terms of the loans that back the deals and their ...
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