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Articles by John Bancroft

Bank CLO Holdings Fade Despite Heavy 2024 Issuance

November 27, 2024
John Bancroft
With record levels of new CLO coming to market over the past six months, commercial banks have stayed on the sidelines, allowing their CLO portfolios to slowly decline. (Includes data table.)
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Value of Bank MBS Turns Higher in 3Q24

November 27, 2024
John Bancroft
The largest bank holder of agency MBS at Sept. 30? That would be Bank of America at $422.1 billion.
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Value of Bank Residential MBS Turns Higher in 3Q

November 21, 2024
John Bancroft
Most of the banking industry’s biggest players in residential MBS reported substantial increases in the value of their holdings in the third quarter. (Includes two data tables.)
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Second-Level MBS Issuance Slows in 3Q, CMO Down

November 21, 2024
John Bancroft
Portfolio management of the Federal Reserve’s agency MBS holdings accounted for much of the Fannie/Freddie Supers issuance in the third quarter. (Includes two data tables.)
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3Q24 Nonbank Earnings Damage: MSRs the Culprit

November 18, 2024
John Bancroft
Most of the damage came at Rocket Mortgage and Rithm/Newrez, which took hits on the asset value of their MSRs.
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Nonbank Earnings Pummeled by MSR Losses in 3Q

November 15, 2024
John Bancroft
Nonbanks reported a massive $1.38 million decline in mortgage-banking income during the third quarter. Most of that was because of accounting issues related to servicing.
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Primary MI Share Shifts Toward Government in 3Q

November 15, 2024
John Bancroft
Government mortgage insurance programs captured most of the primary MI gain in the third quarter.
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Private MIs Lose Some Share in 3Q24 Refi Market Surge

November 14, 2024
John Bancroft
MGIC saw a significant gain in market share during the third quarter, but private MIs overall lost ground to FHA and VA due to surging refinance activity. (Includes four data tables.)
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GSEs Gain Market Share in October Amid Refi Surge

November 12, 2024
John Bancroft
Fannie Mae had the biggest monthly gain in total production among the three agencies, which raised its share of agency MBS issuance in October two percentage points to 27.3%.
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Short Takes: Mixed Trends Among Agency MBS Issuers / Home Sales Expected to Increase / Provident Bank Hires Warehouse VP From Flagstar / Achieve Expands HELOC Offerings

November 12, 2024
John Bancroft and Brandon Ivey
While agency MBS issuance surged in October, some of the top sellers posted declines in volume compared with September.
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