The settlement includes $19.4 million in disgorgement of profits the SEC said BMO generated between December 2020 and May 2023 through misleading sales of agency CMOs.

TRACE trade data on non-agency CMOs isn’t released until 18 months after the transaction, leaving customers at the mercy of dealers when it comes to pricing information.

Critics argue that, if Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are released from conservatorship without an explicit government guarantee, MBS investors will demand wider spreads to cover the added credit risk.

Analysts say many of the economic forces that have acted as headwinds for the agency MBS market since 2022 are now poised to become tailwinds.

Interest rate cuts by the Fed prior to the 2023 banking crisis resulted in more than $2 trillion in mark-to-market losses on banks' Treasury and MBS holdings.

The largest mortgage asset exchange will bring trended data to hundreds of lenders and investors.

Most REITs reported substantial increases in their agency MBS holdings during the third quarter, although a few firms pulled back. Non-agency MBS were up slightly; MSR declined.

An affiliate of Proprietary Capital won some significant rulings this week in a lawsuit against Mr. Cooper. The dispute involved early buyouts from Ginnie Mae MBS.

More and more industry insiders believe the Trump administration will attempt to release Fannie and Freddie from conservatorship.

New capabilities added to Freddie Mac’s basic ML-deal will allow corporate CUSIPs to be converted to municipal CUSIPs without impacting the tax-exempt status of the securities.