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John Bancroft

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Non-Agency Securitizations Still a Work in Progress. Re: COVID

January 15, 2021
John Bancroft

For all of 2020, non-agency MBS issuance totaled $90.23 billion, down 20.0% from the year before...


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COVID Recovery is Still a Work in Progress for RMBS

January 14, 2021
John Bancroft
Issuance of prime jumbo non-agency MBS was up in 2020 despite a soft fourth quarter, but the expanded-credit mortgage sector lagged, as did securitization of reperforming loans. (Includes three data charts.)
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Agency MBS Delinquency Rates Decline in December

January 14, 2021
John Bancroft
After a slight blip higher in early-stage delinquencies in November, late-payment rates fell in December for all three agencies. (Includes data chart.)
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Nonbanks Extend Footprint in Agency MBS Servicing

January 14, 2021
John Bancroft
Freddie Mac saw the biggest gain in agency MSR during the fourth quarter, fueled by a hefty 18% increase by independent mortgage companies. Ginnie servicing fell slightly despite growth among nonbanks. (Includes two data charts.)
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The Golden State’s Share of PMI Grew in 4Q20

January 13, 2021
John Bancroft

The Golden State remained the largest source of insured agency business, accounting for 13.2% of the total market.


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Nonbank (Agency) MSR Market Share Hits a Record 56%

January 13, 2021
John Bancroft

Depository institutions saw their combined agency servicing shrink 2.5% from the third to the fourth quarter, squeezing their share of the market to 42.2%.


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Ginnie Buyouts Drive Bank Repurchases Higher

January 12, 2021
John Bancroft

JPMorgan Chase topped the ranking with $413 million in repurchases for the third quarter...


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MBS/ABS Issuance Swells to $3.6 Trillion in 2020

January 11, 2021
John Bancroft

The rock-bottom interest rates had substantially less impact elsewhere in the structured-finance market...


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Low-Risk Mortgages Continue to Rule the GSE Roost

January 10, 2021
John Bancroft

When lending volume slows, the share of higher-risk loans typically grows as well...


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Nonbanks Power GSEs to New MBS Records in 2020

January 8, 2021
John Bancroft
Independent mortgage bankers accounted for a stunning 70% of single-family loans securitized by Fannie and Freddie during the fourth quarter. In a record-smashing year for both GSEs, Freddie boosted its share of the market. (Includes two data charts.)
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