The appropriations bill includes $54 million in funding for Ginnie for fiscal year 2024 compared with $40 million in funding for FY 2023.

State agencies established a set of mortgage and exam programs through the State Examination System.

Neuberger Berman last issued an expanded-credit MBS in August 2022.

A small decline in interest rates last week helped to increase applications for purchase mortgages.

Mortgage borrowers' obligations for property taxes and insurance are rising and interest rates are projected to fall, a foreboding combination for MSR investors.

Effective immediately, Ginnie issuers must notify the agency of any cybersecurity incident within 48 hours after the issue is detected.

Annaly is a prolific issuer in the sector, but the only other time the real estate investment trust’s expanded-credit deals topped $500 million in volume was during the refinance boom during the pandemic.

Servicers retained only about 20% of borrowers that refinanced their mortgages during the fourth quarter of 2023.

“We’re in a euphoric market for spread products,” said Neil Aggarwal, head of securitized products at Reams Asset Management.

NYCB’s fourth-quarter results went from a $252 million net loss as reported Jan. 31 to a $2.71 billion loss.