Significant increases in securitization rates were recorded in the conventional-conforming, government-insured and nonprime markets. Relatively few jumbo loans are pooled in non-agency MBS. (Includes data chart.)
The Structured Finance Association issued new guidelines for testing loans in non-agency MBS for compliance with TRID. Requirements were reduced, with industry participants growing more comfortable with TRID liability.
An SEC committee hosted a panel discussion in November regarding the compensation model for rating services. The regulator hasn't made a decision on whether reforms are needed to the issuer-pays model.
FSOC continues to focus on the risk posed by nonbanks, which are key players in the MBS market. But is the regulator worrying too much? Opinions differ.
Late last month, a Manhattan district court judge denied a plaintiff investor's motion to hire experts to perform statistical sampling analysis in a case involving legacy MBS.
The founder and CEO of Premium Point Investments, New York, was sentenced to 50 months in prison for overvaluing by $100 million the value of securities his hedge fund had invested in.
Investors in some prime non-agency MBS are taking losses even though loans in the deals are performing well. The red ink is tied to variable servicing fees and high prepayment rates.
Provident Funding is set to issue a non-agency MBS with standard mortgages eligible for sale to the GSEs. An affiliate of Cerberus is also planning a relatively large deal backed by seasoned mortgages.
The market for MBS with non-qualified mortgages is growing by leaps and bounds. However, there is some skepticism about whether there’s enough demand to support $50 billion in annual issuance.
RSS