Although new issuance of NPL/RPL deals continues to decline, production of non-agency MBS backed by newly originated loans rose smartly in the third quarter, along with gains in securitization of home-equity products. (Includes three data charts.)

Loan buyback demands don’t seem to be an issue in the world of non-QM lending, at least not yet. But that could change, especially for low-capital originators who get swamped by aggregator demands, even on performing mortgages.

Federal Reserve examiners didn’t do enough to prevent the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, according to the Fed’s IG. Now, the Fed is working to address interest rate risk tied to bank holdings of MBS and ABS.

Revised rating methodologies by DBRS and other rating services could lead to mortgages with private MI going into non-agency MBS.

A new study found that an increase in days over 90 degrees has a statistically significant impact on mortgage defaults and prepayments, both of which affect yields on MBS.

Mortgage securitization rates remained at previous levels as new primary market production and MBS issuance grew at similar rates in the second quarter. (Includes data chart.)

SFA published best practices for ESG disclosures for residential MBS and auto ABS. The association is starting with a limited number of disclosures and plans to expand the effort.

New hires at SFA in legal, ABS; commercial MBS delinquencies tick up; VantageScore usage in ABS market increasing; Radian offers insurance-linked note; securitization of residential transition loans; Chase offers non-agency MBS tied to exceptionally old mortgages.

Larger banks say federal regulators’ proposal to increase capital requirements is more stringent than international standards and came with insufficient explanations.

The Structured Finance Association continues to push forward on revising the disclosures used with non-agency MBS. The revisions could lead to major changes in industry practices.