A longer statute of limitation and increased disclosure requirements could help attract long-term investors in the MBS and ABS market, industry experts recommend.

The SEC’s Office of Credit Ratings is exploring how it can address conflicts of interest in ratings of MBS and ABS. An increase in performance-related disclosures and boosting unsolicited ratings are being considered.

Investor demand for MBS and ABS is high but then uncertainty is also increasing, which could prompt more issuance earlier in the year.

Federal regulators should make changes to capital requirements that would allow banks to complete credit-risk transfer transactions similar to the deals issued by the GSEs, according to industry participants.

Banks will no longer have to meet extensive disclosure requirements for their MBS deals to receive investor-friendly protections. The change was met with criticism from an Obama appointee to the FDIC’s board.

Radian has pulled the plug on its experiment in the due diligence arena by selling Clayton Services. The unit’s new owner, Covius, is bullish on its prospects.

Secondary market investors, especially hedge funds and private equity firms, are bidding up the price of non-qualified mortgages. That’s good news for sellers, but can it last?

Some high-profile non-QM lenders are ramping up production in 2020 but one major question looms: How much will wind up in MBS?

Velocity Financial, an active securitizer of nonprime mortgages, is ready for its maiden voyage in IPO land. One thing is for certain: Very few such firms are public.

The Structured Finance Association has launched a task force to help the industry incorporate environmental, social and corporate governance practices into the issuance of MBS and ABS.