The $166 million unrated deal is the first in a shifting strategy for the RTL lender.

Attendance at the ABS East conference hit another record this week, with investors showing strong demand for structured finance products. Issuance is expected to remain elevated, helped by interest rate moves.

Issuance of MBS with non-qualified mortgages is growing even as insurance companies increase their purchases of non-QMs as whole loans. Investor demand for the products looks likely to remain strong.

The rating service proposed more closely aligning its criteria for rating U.S. residential MBS with how it assesses residential MBS in other countries. The likely result: no downgrades and many upgrades.

DSCR and investor loans are seeing strong interest from investors due to the housing market and new rating methodologies.

Goldman Sachs analysts said investments in MBS and ABS are looking good heading into 2025.

Hodgepodge of non-agency MBS; new commercial MBS tied to Rockefeller Center; limit-order option for lenders looking to sell into TBA MBS; Moody’s downgrades MBS issued by IndyMac in 1997.

Non-agency MBS issuance was up in the third quarter thanks to strong gains in prime and expanded-credit MBS. Home equity and short-term business-purpose loan deals also gained momentum. (Includes three data tables.)

The Blackstone Group wants to make its mark in the non-QM arena and has hired away an executive from Annaly’s Onslow Bay unit.

Non-agency MBS issuers typically ensure properties in the deal are damage free. That standard can be difficult to achieve if a hurricane strikes while the deal is still in the works.