The new Mission Index will be used to determine which single-family MBS can be designated social bonds.

Bank of America issued a resecuritization this week tied to a 2017 multifamily K-deal. It’s the first rated issuance of its kind from BofA since 2016. The new resecuritization received an A- rating.

FINRA proposed reducing trade reporting requirements to one minute after execution from 15 minutes. Many trades of agency debt securities and TBA MBS already meet the proposed reporting requirements, while ABS reporting lags.

New attributes will give investors a better understanding of the status and pace of MBS prepayments.

The company’s new Accelerated Bank Asset Network can help bank lenders close a loan sale in less than two weeks.

Researchers at the Office of Financial Research have developed new ways to gauge the risks banks face from potential losses on their securities holdings. The researchers caution that a number of banks showed signs of stress similar to the banks that failed in early 2023.

Bank holding companies reported a big increase in agency MBS held in trading accounts during the third quarter. The industry also boosted its commercial MBS and ABS holdings. (Includes two data tables.)

Capitol Federal Savings Bank took a loss of about $200 million on the sale of $1.3 billion of securities (largely MBS) with low interest rates. The bank reinvested the proceeds in higher-yielding assets and paid off some debts. Pacific Premier Bank made a similar move this week.

GSE pass-through holdings took a big hit in the third quarter, accounting for most of the top banks' decline in MBS investment. But bank trading accounts saw a sizable increase. (Includes two data tables.)

Mortgage industry trade groups continue to pressure the Biden administration to intervene in the MBS market to help struggling homebuyers overcome high interest rates and low supply.