The firm this week postponed a $1 billion IPO for a new REIT that will purchase MBS and related assets. Down the road, the REIT likely will dip its toe in the non-QM pond as well.
The average daily trading volume in agency MBS shot up like a rocket to $269.7 billion in March, one of the best readings in quite some time. But what does it indicate?
After years of acquiring mortgages as whole loans, PIMCO and MetLife are set to issue separate non-agency MBS stocked with seasoned mortgages. An affiliate of PIMCO plans a $382.56 million issuance while MetLife's deal could be double that size.
In a positive sign for the non-agency MBS market, JPMorgan Chase is set to issue a $440.54 million MBS stocked with non-qualified mortgages for primary residences. It will be the the first big bank to do so.
It may seem counterintuitive, but MBS backed by reperforming loans, and thus not eligible to be traded in the to-be-announced market, are the ideal assets in collateralized mortgage obligation deals. According to a report from Stifel’s fixed income strategy division, the reason is simple — most modified loans are unlikely to be refinanced as they have “a unique and desirable prepayment profile.” Borrowers with modified loans have already had their rates dramatically reduced. They're unlikely to ...
The transition away from the London Inter-bank Offered Rate could prompt significant tax issues for MBS and ABS investors. The Structured Finance Industry Group wrote to the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury last week requesting guidance on the issue. LIBOR won’t be available after 2021 and market participants are looking for an alternative reference rate. Various securities are tied to the London benchmark rate in terms of the loans that back the deals and their ...
New York-based real estate investment trust MFA Financial is working on two separate non-QM- related MBS deals that could come to market sometime this spring, according to officials familiar with the transactions.
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