Residuals from securitizations can generate close to 20% in returns though the asset class carries significant risks. Nonbanks are showing a strong appetite for the asset, but there is limited liquidity.
Rocket is set to issue its second consumer loan ABS; Golub Capital issues rare long-duration CLO; large jumbo MBS from Chase; ratings performing as expected.
Industry participants favor a proposal from the Federal Housing Finance Agency to repeal fair lending oversight of Fannie, Freddie and FHLBanks. Consumer advocates, meanwhile, were sharply critical.
Kashkari cited data centers as an investment that appears to be offering stronger returns to investors rather than building homes or apartment buildings.
The proposal, if implemented, will largely benefit a subset of banks that don’t meet HMDA reporting requirements yet do receive at least 50 applications for mortgages per year.