The coronavirus economic assistance package is signed, sealed and delivered but concerns remain over the ability of nonbanks to pay MBS holders in the event delinquencies spike over the short term.

A resumption in quantitative easing — at a pace that dwarfs asset purchases during the financial crisis — is just one of several Fed actions to keep credit markets functioning through the coronavirus crisis.

Federal forbearance on government backed mortgages is a panacea to deal with the economic fall-out caused by the novel coronavirus. But eventually there will be implications in the primary and secondary markets.

The Federal Reserve's revived MBS purchase program will likely absorb half of new monthly issuance, crowding out other investors that have carried the market for the past two years. (Includes two data charts.)

DoubleLine is boosting investments in securitized products. The firm recently raised close to $1 billion for a fund aimed at MBS and ABS.

Industry-wide holdings of residential MBS were steady in the fourth quarter, but several REITs shifted their focus to non-agency MBS and other investments. (Includes data chart.)

Foreign investors boosted their holdings of U.S. agency MBS by 13.4% from June 2018 to the middle of last year, with big gains posted by Japan and China. (Includes data chart.)

Freddie has priced in excess of $8 billion in multifamily CRT so far in 2020 while Fannie has added more than $10 billion of MCIRT.

The issue of allowing nonbanks into the FHLB System hasn’t gone away. A new RFI on the concept will undoubtedly ruffle some feathers.

MBS trading turned in a stellar performance in January but market watchers are nervous about stock valuations and interest rates.