The non-agency securitization business is hot but maybe it’s too hot? Some market participants contend issuing banks are eyeing the rating services for talent.
The definitions used by non-agency MBS lenders and issuers aren’t consistent and many terms haven’t been updated since 2009. The MISMO and the SFA are separately working on setting new standards.
The Fed could end its stimulus-related purchases of agency MBS by the middle of 2022; S&P official provides an example of just how conservative rating services can be when assessing non-agency MBS and ABS.
The $500 million deal allows financing of non-QMs. Moody’s placed a preliminary A1 rating on the deal, while it typically gives a AAA rating on warehouse funding securitizations that focus on GSE-eligible loans.
MISMO and SFA are separately working to update the ASF dataset for non-agency MBS; BNY Mellon is offering new agency MBS service; a relatively rare downgrade for commercial MBS.
During a Capitol Hill hearing, House Democrats focused on credit rating shortcomings that allowed for the subprime crisis of 2007-2008 and inadequate reforms that followed.
One of the five draft bills proposed by the House Democrats this week seeks to establish a board that would be responsible for assigning rating services to provide grades on MBS and ABS.
It marks the first residential MBS rated by Kroll that aligns with a social bond framework. Fitch Ratings also rated the deal, though the firm appeared to be somewhat less impressed.
The SEC’s Investor Advisory Committee wants increased regulatory disclosures in the sector. However, an SEC commissioner questioned the utility of the proposal.
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