Since the Iran war started, interest rates have returned to where they were when President Trump directed the GSEs to purchase $200 billion in MBS and most analysts say GSE reform is now off the table.
The government-sponsored enterprises and Ginnie Mae have requirements that keep many community development financial institutions out of the mortgage business, according to CDFIs.
JPMorgan Chase remained the largest bank CLO investor despite a modest decline in its portfolio during the fourth quarter of 2025. (Includes data table.)
The two largest bank ABS investors, TD Bank and Bank of America, accounted for virtually all of the industry’s fourth-quarter growth in non-mortgage ABS. (Includes two data tables.)
Since the U.S. initiated strikes on Iran, mortgage rates and MBS spreads have given up all the ground they gained from the Trump administration’s directive for the GSEs to purchase $200 billion in agency MBS.