A provider of due diligence and document management services, Edgemac has a new owner: Incenter, a Blackstone “portfolio” company. The target: non-QM and jumbo securitizations and maybe a whole lot more.

The Structured Finance Association is seeking input from its members as it works to develop consistent disclosure frameworks for MBS and ABS that highlight their environmental, social and governance features.

Spreads on non-agency MBS issued early this year were wider than the pricing seen near the end of 2021. Industry participants witnessed volatility in the broader financial markets along with an increase in the supply of non-agency MBS.

Issuance of non-agency MBS with deals backed by mortgages bought out from Ginnie Mae MBS has increased in recent months. Once they’re reperforming, those loans can be re-delivered to Ginnie.

Overall securitization rates declined in 2021 as the historic wave of GSE and government business began giving way to increased non-agency lending. (Includes data chart.)

Bid prices on certain non-QM whole loans have been sinking of late. A temporary situation or something more?

Moody’s placed AAA-rated tranches from four warehouse securitizations on review for potential downgrades following a revision to rating criteria that includes harsher treatment of deals that allow for wet loans.

Ginnie Mae is looking for ways in which smaller and less well-capitalized entities can access its securitization platform.

Goldman Sachs continues to spread its wings in the non-agency MBS market. Last year, the firm tripled its non-agency issuance from 2020.

Annaly Capital Management’s net income declined by nearly 20% from the third to the fourth quarter and AGNC Investment took a loss as agency MBS values fluctuated due to actions by the Federal Reserve.