Even though the upfront fee Fannie and Freddie impose on commingled securities has been sharply reduced, some industry watchers argue that it has permanently damaged the market for Supers and REMICs.

The GSEs’ social disclosures should be as granular and specific as those reported for credit-risk transfer deals, according to investors.

Investors appear increasingly reluctant to sell their credit-risk transfer notes back to the enterprises at the prices Fannie and Freddie are offering.

The 2017 revisions to Basel III may impact the capital treatment of securitizations, but not before 2025.

Freddie Mac issued 84 green single-family mortgage-backed securities in 2021 that save 192,168 million BTUs of energy per year.

Since the beginning of quantitative tightening in June, the Federal Reserve has been able to shed less than 20% of the agency MBS it had planned by this date. 

Secondary market loan pricing depends on market timeframes, roles, pull structures and other esoteric economic components.

Loan modification is easy when interest rates are low, but what does foreclosure mitigation look like when rates soar?

Credit Suisse settles legacy non-agency MBS lawsuit; Fannie and Freddie to publish aligned social disclosures for single-family MBS; bank trade groups seek change in FHFA’s capital treatment relating to access of FHLBs; Ginnie portal to re-open Oct. 25; aviation ABS investors in holding pattern on collateral in Russia.

Agency single-family MBS production continued to erode in the third quarter despite a modest pickup in purchase loans. Meanwhile, issuance fell sharply in the commercial MBS and ABS markets. (Includes three data charts.)