Ginnie Mae and the non-agency MBS sector led residential MBS over the $10 trillion mark in the second quarter. Mutual funds and foreign investors increased their holdings. (Includes two data tables.)

MBS purchase levels at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continue to disappoint lenders looking for help with interest rates, though prospects look better for September reporting.

The third-party analytics models used by bond traders now accept VantageScore 4.0 loans, but their methodologies were designed before the confusion around loan-level price adjustment grids.

Interest rates on mortgages increased steadily throughout the second quarter, diminishing demand among non-agency MBS investors to some extent. (Includes data table.)

Some lenders are seeing better execution for GSE-eligible investment-property mortgages in non-agency MBS.

The firm believes the new AI tools will help with the complex process of structuring individual MBS and ABS.

Insurance companies’ investments in commercial mortgages are focused on higher-risk profiles.

The bulk of PowerPay’s $350.3 million ABS was backed by point-of-sale loans for home improvements, along with some loans for personal wellness.

Bank holding companies reported a 3% decline in trading-account holdings of residential MBS, commercial MBS and ABS in the second quarter. (Includes two data tables.)

FHFA directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to resume the MBS buying spree that President Trump requested in January.