Mutual funds, foreign investors and insurance companies boosted their MBS holdings during the fourth quarter as banks and the Federal Reserve pulled back. (Includes three data charts.)
On any given day, a buyer can be found for two of the most liquid assets out there: Treasuries and MBS. But that doesn’t mean they can be sold at a profit. If anything, the bank liquidity crisis reminded us: Don’t put all your assets in one held-to-maturity basket. (Includes data chart.)
The Bank Term Funding Program comes in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank incurring losses on sales of MBS at current prices, which it undertook to pay back depositors.
Second-level GSE MBS issuance involving excess spread from servicing increased in 2022. Private-equity firms and real estate investment trusts are among the investors buying excess servicing.
About half of recent loan curtailments have been followed by recasts. For investors in smaller MBS pools, that could be mean a higher weighted average maturity than expected, RiskSpan said in a recent analysis.
Armour Residential, Dynex, Invesco and MFA Financial all reported gains in MBS holdings, while the top tier posted declines in the fourth quarter. (Includes data chart.)
Investors are pleased that FHFA has improved the capital treatment of commingled securities. The overall industry response to the proposed rule change, though, has been a resounding “meh.”
Would social bonds backed by single-family loans rather than multifamily loans still comport with the GSEs’ mission without impacting safety and soundness? FHFA issued a request for input on the matter.
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