This summer, non-cash-flowing loans as a share of aggregate current balance of non-agency MBS ranged from around 5% of post-2010 prime non-agency MBS to as high as 26% for legacy deals...
But the strong results are likely to cause some blowback. Come Dec. 1, their seller-servicers face a 50-basis point “adverse market” fee on most new refis. With Fannie and Freddie registering such strong profits — and with the forbearance picture continuing to improve — the rancor that lenders feel on the issue is likely to worsen.