“The QM patch expiration presents an opportunity for regulators to streamline certain rules to put the housing-finance sector on the best possible footing going forward,” Redwood said.

"The QM patch should be replaced with a bright-line safe harbor that does not rely on the GSEs’ practices,” the Treasury Department said.

Ginnie Mae monitoring prepayment speeds.

“The QM patch expiration presents an opportunity for regulators to streamline certain rules to put the housing-finance sector on the best possible footing going forward,” Redwood said.

Trustees will be key players in facilitating a transition from LIBOR to a new reference rate for adjustable-rate mortgages.

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Redwood suggested changing the flat 5% risk-retention requirement on MBS with non-QMs to a standard based on the asset-level of loans in a deal.

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