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John Bancroft

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Commercial MBS Issuance Declined Slightly in 2018

January 25, 2019
John Bancroft
The flow of multifamily mortgages into non-agency CMBS actually rose slightly in 2018, including a burst of activity in the fourth quarter.
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Strong Credit Characteristics for Retail Channel in 4Q18

January 25, 2019
John Bancroft
Loans originated on retail production platforms and sold to Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae during the fourth quarter tended to have stronger credit characteristics than those generated by third-party originators. [Includes two data charts]
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Agency MSR Transfers Up a Solid 13.9 Percent in 2018

January 25, 2019
John Bancroft
Transfers of agency mortgage servicing rights rose to their highest level in at least four years during 2018, although activity cooled in the fourth quarter. [Includes three data charts]
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Mortgage Grapevine

January 25, 2019
Paul Muolo, Brandon Ivey, and John Bancroft
A price war? Ginnie woes? More…
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Commercial MBS Issuance Declined Slightly in 2018

January 25, 2019
John Bancroft
Despite a sharp rise in the fourth quarter, issuance of commercial MBS for the whole of 2018 declined 6 percent. Agency multifamily MBS continued to dominate the overall CMBS market. [Includes one data chart.]
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Mortgage Originations Hit Four-Year Low in 4Q18

January 25, 2019
John Bancroft
Originations of first-lien home mortgages dropped 14.9 percent from the third to the fourth quarter of 2018, according to an exclusive new analysis and ranking by Inside Mortgage Finance. [Includes two data charts.]
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A Market In Transition: Originations Hit Four-Year Low in 4Q18

January 24, 2019
John Bancroft
Among the nation’s top 10 originators, United Wholesale Mortgage was a standout, growing production by 40.8 percent in 2018…
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FHA/VA Default Rates Edge Higher

January 22, 2019
John Bancroft
The serious delinquency rate was a different story…
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ABS Issuance Hit Post-Crisis High Despite Soft Landing

January 18, 2019
John Bancroft
A total of $223.74 billion of new non-mortgage ABS came to market in 2018, the best annual showing since the financial crisis, according to a new ranking and analysis by Inside MBS & ABS.The market faltered in the fourth quarter, however, as ABS production slumped 14.9 percent to $45.05 billion. That was the lowest quarterly output since the end of 2016. [Includes two data charts.]
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ABS Issuance Hits Post-Crisis High Despite Soft Landing

January 18, 2019
John Bancroft
The only ABS to show increased production in 4Q18 were deals backed by business loans.
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