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October 20, 2017

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SEC Provides Redwood with No-Action Letter Regarding Investments in GSE Credit-Risk Transfer Deals

The GSEs are also working toward issuing credit-risk transfer deals as real estate mortgage investment conduits, which would allow REITs to hold more of the assets. Read More

Non-Mortgage ABS Issuance Tumbled in 3Q17, But…

Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Guggenheim Securities were the top underwriters of business ABS at the three-quarter mark of 2017… Read More

Brokers Wanted to Send a Message to Wholesalers, Starting a ‘BRAWL’

BRAWL chief Tony Casa said if loan brokers want to send a message to firms that operate in both wholesale and retail, brokers should take their business elsewhere. Read More

GOP Critical of Fannie/Freddie QM Exemption

FHFA chief Mel Watt acknowledged the advantage provided to GSE-eligible mortgages... Read More

Agency MBS Trading Had Strong Month in September

For traders, the good news is that MBS issuance increased to $357.2 billion in the third quarter, the strongest performance of the year... Read More

What We’re Hearing: A Good (but Not Great) Year About to End / A Top-10 Lender for Sale? (No) / Will Mel Watt Clear the Air on ‘Zero Capital’? / The Freddie Mac Rumor / Ocwen’s Future May be Now?

Plenty of executives we’ve spoken to the past few months believe the industry is in for a considerable spate of M&A in the year ahead. Then again, we’ve heard that prediction before... Read More

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