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Articles by John Bancroft

ABS Issuance Hits Record in 2025 Despite Late Decline

January 22, 2026
John Bancroft
Car manufacturers accounted for about half of the record $165 billion of vehicle ABS issued last year. The share of nonprime loans to car buyers was up slightly from 2024. (Includes three data tables.)
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Non-Agency MBS Sectors Hit Post-Crisis Highs for Issuance in 2025

January 20, 2026
John Bancroft
The biggest gain was in the expanded-credit mortgage sector, where new issuance jumped 74.5% from 2024 to $78.24 billion last year.
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Rocket Tops Agency Servicers With Mr. Cooper Acquisition

January 16, 2026
John Bancroft
The last time a single company held more than $1.0 trillion of agency servicing was 2019, near the end of the reign of Wells Fargo atop the servicing market.
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RMBS Issuance Ends Banner Year With Modest Decline

January 15, 2026
John Bancroft
Last year’s issuance of expanded-credit MBS and home-equity securitizations reached their highest levels since 2007. Total non-agency MBS production was up 40% from 2024. (Includes three data files.)
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A New King is Crowned in Agency Mortgage Servicing

January 15, 2026
John Bancroft
The fastest-growing sector of the agency servicing market was the cohort with coupons of 5% to 6%, which was up 11.8% in the fourth quarter. MSR with rates above 6% surged to $2 trillion. (Includes two data tables.)
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Residential MBS Issuance Up Nearly 15% in 2025

January 14, 2026
John Bancroft
Issuance of residential mortgage-backed securities increased by 13.8% on an annual basis, hitting $1.43 trillion in 2025.
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Agency MBS Issuance Hits Three-Year High in 2025

January 9, 2026
John Bancroft
Issuance of agency mortgage-backed securities increased by 10.8% on an annual basis to $1.235 trillion in 2025.
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Solid 4Q Carries 2025 MBS/ABS to $2 Trillion

January 8, 2026
John Bancroft
Residential MBS, commercial MBS and non-mortgage ABS all posted significant gains in annual issuance in 2025. The agency MBS market got a big boost in the fourth quarter from refinance activity.
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Agency Refi Market Rises to Three-Year High in 2025

January 8, 2026
John Bancroft
UWM finished as the top agency seller in 2025, with annual volume up 22.2% from the previous year. Like many companies, its fourth-quarter sales rose dramatically thanks to heavy refinance volume.
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GSEs, Credit Unions and REITs Advancing on MBS

January 2, 2026
John Bancroft
The overall supply of residential MBS outstanding rose 0.7% in the third quarter of 2025.
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