A recent court ruling in the case of Powell v. Ocwen Financial could significantly expand liability for non-agency MBS participants by subjecting MBS transactions to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act.
JPMorgan Chase is set to issue its first MBS stocked solely by non-qualified mortgages on primary residences. Many of the loans in the $440.54 million deal went to self-employed borrowers.
In a positive sign for the non-agency MBS market, JPMorgan Chase is set to issue a $440.54 million MBS stocked with non-qualified mortgages for primary residences. It will be the the first big bank to do so.
JPMorgan is reviewing its strategy in the mortgage industry. The reason: owning real-estate loans has become hugely unprofitable for banks due to onerous and unnecessary requirements. HomeStreet Bank said it has found buyers for its MSR and home-loan centers.
The transition away from the London Inter-bank Offered Rate could prompt significant tax issues for MBS and ABS investors. The Structured Finance Industry Group wrote to the Internal Revenue Service and Treasury last week requesting guidance on the issue. LIBOR won’t be available after 2021 and market participants are looking for an alternative reference rate. Various securities are tied to the London benchmark rate in terms of the loans that back the deals and their ...
Rating services are getting more comfortable with ABS and MBS stocked with loans originated by marketplace lenders. The share of such issuance with credit ratings is increasing and credit enhancement requirements for the deals are declining. Marketplace lenders, also known as fintech lenders, started by matching individual investors with borrowers, and funding evolved in recent years to institutional investors and ABS and MBS. Some $2.6 billion of marketplace lending ABS ...