Mortgage REITs Start to Look Appetizing December 17, 2020 Dennis Hollier Spreads between mortgage rates and interest paid on MBS have fallen to about 75 basis points. The long-term average is closer to 110 bps. Read More
Ginnie EBO Game Attracting More Than Issuer/Servicers December 10, 2020 Paul Muolo Word is out: Money can be made in the Ginnie EBO space. The strategy is attracting investment funds but it’s not as easy as you might think.Read More
MBS and ABS Investors ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ Amid Pandemic December 10, 2020 Brandon Ivey Speakers at this year’s ABS East conference — held online — focused on how the coronavirus impacted assets and the outlook for 2021. Read More
Servicers See Strong Investor Demand for Advance Facilities December 10, 2020 Brandon Ivey Investors helped nonbank servicers with their advancing obligations for delinquent mortgages this year, but the outlook is murky.Read More
Freddie’s First SOFR-Indexed Bonds Backed by SOFR ARMs December 10, 2020 Dennis Hollier Freddie issued its first multifamily K-deal in which both the floating-rate bonds and the underlying mortgages are indexed to SOFR.Read More
GSE Fears Averted, Can the Street Rest Easy? December 3, 2020 Paul Muolo Wall Street’s mind has been put to ease regarding an expedited conservatorship exit for Fannie and Freddie but concerns remain.Read More
Rising Once Again: Ginnie Mae Buyouts November 25, 2020 Paul Muolo Led by PFSI and Quicken, some of the nation’s largest nonbanks are entering the Ginnie EBO arena. More to come? Read More
A Good Month for MBS Trades. As for Rates … November 19, 2020 Paul Muolo MBS traders and investors had a field day in October as trades jumped to a high not seen since earlier in the year. Then there’s the Fed … Read More
Freddie Reports Erroneous Removal of Loans from MBS November 19, 2020 The announcement comes just a week after Fannie reported a similar error. However, in Freddie’s case, the prepayments only impacted nine pools. Read More
Once Again, Ginnie Mae Loses a Chief November 12, 2020 Paul Muolo The top officer of Ginnie Mae announced his resignation this week as the nation gets ready for a new occupant in the White House. A successor? Not yet.Read More