With an eye toward attracting more mature ESG investors from Europe, Fannie and Freddie updated their Mission Index scoring.

Wells Fargo was the only top-tier bank to boost its residential MBS portfolio in the first quarter, including a significant increase in its Ginnie pass-throughs. (Includes two data tables.)

Money managers added to their holdings of agency MBS for the sixth consecutive quarter as of the first quarter of 2024. That might be the peak in their investments in agency MBS, according to industry analysts.

The new requirements under FINRA 4210 will apply to trades in the to-be-announced market as well as other agency MBS positions.

Ginnie seeing strong demand from foreign investors; non-QM demand particularly strong in MBS market; McCargo lands at Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco; CMBS downgraded.

A proposal from FINRA to reduce the timeframe in which trades of MBS and ABS must be reported didn’t sit well with some industry participants, prompting the SEC to take a closer look at the proposal.

Agency MBS investors saw spreads widen in April due to volatility surrounding the Fed. Still, banks are showing demand for MBS and the market is poised for a boost, according to industry participants.

Federal Reserve Governor Michelle Bowman highlighted issues in the proposed rule that impact MBS and ABS.

The role of MBS in housing market bubbles is a sign that the financial sector now drives the real economy rather than the other way around.

Two former members of the Fed’s board called for bank regulators to adjust capital requirements for MBS holdings to better account for interest rate risk.