Mortgage-Related REITs Scale Back Agency MBS, Lean to Non-Agency March 11, 2022 John Bancroft Most of the decline was in portfolio holdings of mainstream agency MBS...Read More
An Interesting Twist: Non-Agency MBS Issuers Stocking Deals with Ginnie EBOs March 9, 2022 Brandon Ivey Issuers are packaging primarily delinquent FHA mortgages into non-agency securities...Read More
Ginnie Issuance Down as Refi Boom Wanes March 9, 2022 The top three Ginnie issuers in February: PennyMac Financial, Lakeview and Rocket Mortgage...Read More
Expanded-Credit MBS Issuance Picking Up March 9, 2022 Brandon Ivey Issuance of expanded-credit MBS slowed as spreads widened and interest rates increased...Read More
The Winter Tally: Agency MBS Production Falls Sharply in February March 4, 2022 John Bancroft The 21.5% decline in agency single-family MBS production in February may signal a deeper shift in mortgage market tectonics...Read More
Moves by Key Investors Lift Bank ABS in Fourth Quarter March 2, 2022 John Bancroft JPMorgan Chase, Northern Trust, Bank of America and Commerce Bank also upped their ABS holdings over the last three months of the year.Read More
The Tea Leaves: Issuance of GSE MBS Falls to 23-Month Low March 1, 2022 John Bancroft The GSEs issued “only” $137.8 billion of single-family mortgage securities in February, down 23% from January...Read More
Non-QM Loan Pricing Hits a Dry Patch February 28, 2022 Paul Muolo In recent weeks, buyers of non-QM whole loans have scaled back their bid prices.Read More
Ginnie Considering Changes to Support CDFIs February 25, 2022 Monica Hogan The new Ginnie Mae chief said the agency hasn’t yet determined what avenues would make sense but “specialized pools” could be a possibility...Read More
Securitization Rates Adjust Downward in 2021 February 25, 2022 John Bancroft Agency MBS issuance was up again in 2021 but modestly...Read More
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