The reputation of being a safe, liquid asset adds about 47 basis points to the “convenience premium” of agency MBS over investment grade bonds, according to the National Bureau of Economic Research.

Both the new capital rule and updated eligibility requirements for GSE seller/servicers could affect participants.

Nonbank boosters continue to fear Ginnie Mae’s final capital rule may not accurately reflect the intrinsic value of MSRs. Others fear it could be too soft.

Six federal regulators tasked with overseeing risk-retention requirements for residential MBS decided to leave the standards unchanged after a two-year-long review.

The latest delay to implementation of margin requirements for agency MBS is tied to changes proposed to Rule 4210 following FINRA’s discussions with staff at the Federal Reserve and the SEC.

Don Layton said critics don’t like credit-risk transfers because they make the GSEs stronger and more durable.

The regulator of the GSEs said it met most of its goals and subgoals for the past year. And once again, FHFA announced plans to significantly grow its staff.

Ginnie Mae permits the use of eSignatures and remote online notarization for loan-modification agreements on paper mortgages. The agency received a thumbs-up from Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization.

Bridge Investment Group, a major player in the multifamily sector, said the proposed changes to the enterprise regulatory capital framework could actually increase the capital requirements for the GSEs.

Even with the clarification, some suggest VA lenders need more details to understand when they may refinance a loan included in a Ginnie-guaranteed MBS pool.