Agency MBS industry insiders recently discussed specified pools, prepayment rates, home price growth and problems with ESG investing.

Ginnie Mae is seeking a new executive vice president and chief operating officer, a position that became vacant just last week.

The mortgage servicing rights market has been incredibly volatile lately, Ginnie Mae President Alanna McCargo told attendees at SFVegas.

Global conflicts top of mind at SFVegas; ESG and credit risk; no housing-finance reform expected when the sun’s out; Ginnie looking to fill COO position; American Car Center’s subprime ABS under review.

Ginnie Mae has reduced the required minimum size for MBS pools with home-equity conversion mortgages to $250,000 from $1 million.

FHA and VA are collaborating with Ginnie Mae on new low- to moderate-income disclosures for MBS pools to help investors meet environmental, social and governance mandates.

Ginnie reduces minimum required pool size for HMBS; Ares Management to issue non-QM MBS; S&P extends comment period on triple-net lease changes; Stifel builds out agency MBS unit; commercial MBS issuers urged to consider advertising.

Ginnie Mae announced details of the changes to seasoning requirements for pooling of reperforming loans.

While Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are the dominant outlets for eNotes, other entities are looking to boost adoption of the technology. Ginnie Mae has seen greater enthusiasm for eNotes than anticipated since launching its program in early 2021.

Thanks to rising rates and sagging home values, early buyouts from Ginnie MBS are starting to look long in the tooth. Opportunities are out there, but are not for the faint of heart. (Includes data chart.)