Also, first-quarter results from Invitation Homes and Americans Homes 4 Rent — the two corporate SFR giants — show an increase in business.

Nearly two-thirds of the CLO and CDO issuance in the first quarter of 2021 came from restructuring and refinancing of earlier transactions. For new production, broadly syndicated loans were the biggest source of collateral. (Includes two data charts.)

Notes backed by MSRs could become plentiful if a strategy employed by PennyMac Financial and its sister company catches fire.

Ocwen Financial is ramping up its servicing/MBS issuance game in a new deal with Texas Capital Bank.

Industry insiders talk data, scale, and products in the mortgage green bond market.

The new enhancements will include both loan- and security-level data. Target date: early June.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are taking different approaches to unloading the reperforming loans in their portfolios.

What a difference a year can make. Last spring, the REIT was getting margin-called and selling MBS. Today, it’s buying huge mortgage banking franchises.

Slumping purchase-mortgage business in the agency MBS market was a big factor in the 6% downturn in total MBS-ABS-CMBS issuance in the first quarter of 2021. Agency business rebounded in March, however.

Securitizing mortgages can be expensive and recent PSPA changes might force the hand of smaller lenders, at least that’s how some trade groups see it. (Includes three data charts.)