Should traditional warehouse financiers be worried? It seems more nonbanks are jumping on the securitization bandwagon.

With both Fannie and Freddie now issuing green single-family and multifamily MBS, the enterprises have become a favorite for investors seeking environmentally or socially responsible assets.

The complication of shifting from cash window deliveries to MBS swaps is going to cost lenders money whether they’re big or small.

Industry insiders talk data, scale, and products in the mortgage green bond market.

Mortgage trading narrowed this spring at a time when rates were rising. Lo-and-behold, rates are headed south once again. But inflation fears are accelerating. What’s an MBS owner to do?

The new enhancements will include both loan- and security-level data. Target date: early June.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are taking different approaches to unloading the reperforming loans in their portfolios.

What a difference a year can make. Last spring, the REIT was getting margin-called and selling MBS. Today, it’s buying huge mortgage banking franchises.

Securitizing mortgages can be expensive and recent PSPA changes might force the hand of smaller lenders, at least that’s how some trade groups see it. (Includes three data charts.)

The Alternative Reference Rates Committee has warned that it may not be in a position to recommend a forward-looking SOFR term rate by mid-2021.