Ratings for MBS with residential transition loans are helping to increase investor demand.

Morningstar DBRS assigned a preliminary A rating to the deal that includes 370 short-term loans with a principal balance of $158.4 million.

A New York Federal Reserve study found that the secondary market loan sales could help boost capital at CDFI-approved lenders.

Nonbanks are fueling securitization of home-equity lines-of-credit, closed-end second liens and home equity investments. Issuance jumped in 2023 as refi business dried up. (Includes two data tables.)

Prime MBS issuance was up 15% from the third to the fourth quarter, while ECM production faded 15%. The sole growth market in 2023 was home-equity loan securitization. (Includes three data tables.)

Three non-agency MBS hit the market this week and more deals are in the pipeline.

Securitization rates increased for GSE-eligible loans, government-insured mortgages and non-agency mortgages. While bank demand for jumbos is declining, the vast majority of the loans don’t go into MBS. (Includes data table.)

Figure is expected to issue its third HELOC MBS of 2023 and will provide loans to an upcoming Saluda Grade issuance.

Industry analysts are projecting an increase in securitization of home equity loan products in 2024.

CalCon Mutual Mortgage plans to issue a $576.2 million non-agency MBS with mortgages eligible for sale to the GSEs. It will be the first non-agency MBS from the issuer.