After receiving intense criticism and a warning from the DOJ, S&P revised a proposal for assessing risk-based capital at insurance companies. One of the changes involves MBS and ABS.
Former Federal Reserve official joins SFA; delinquencies rising on credit card and student loan ABS; KBRA creates new business development role for structured finance.
At one point, First Republic Bank was a major contributor to non-agency MBS. In recent years, the bank retained its production, though JPMorgan Chase could move to sell the loans.
What might the thirst be for a roughly $37 billion package of mortgage servicing rights tied to non-agency loans? Deal broker MIAC Analytics is about to find out. A handful of MBS-investing REITs have been identified as possible bidders.
New disclosure portal for Freddie MBS investors; Ginnie details LIBOR transition plan for multifamily MBS; Andrew Davidson offers prepayment analysis for specified pools; DBRS proposes revisions to rep and warrant criteria.
Industry stakeholders believe Farmer Mac could face risks arising from climate change. However, the government-chartered company took issue with a proposal to amend and strengthen its capital framework.
AGNC CEO is comfortable with FDIC’s plans for sales of MBS held by failed banks; Morgan Stanley revives jumbo MBS; UBS prepares for legacy residential MBS action by DOJ; Chase offers RPLs in non-agency MBS.
Ginnie officials meet with government and private finance entities in Taiwan and South Korea; Chase hopes to use securitization to reduce capital requirements; Fitch downgrades PacWest’s credit-risk transfer deal; KBRA gives all clear on bank exposure in non-agency MBS.