Insurance companies, pension funds and bank holding companies grew their agency MBS holdings substantially in the first quarter. Most of the market’s growth was in Ginnie and non-agency MBS. (Includes two data tables.)
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Years after the agency first sought public comments on the regulation, the SEC’s Office of Structured Finance is interested in taking another crack at finding ways to improve the rules for ABS.
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Fannie will take the first losses on the transaction, with additional losses borne by Bayview and investors in the deal. That’s a change from the typical CRT from Fannie where a third-party like Bayview isn’t involved.
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In September, FINRA received approval from the SEC for a plan to require one-minute reporting of many MBS and ABS trades. Now the self-regulatory organization is scuttling implementation, citing concerns from industry participants.
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New studies show that the expectation of future climate risk effects the current behavior of lenders and CRT can be used to estimate the true cost of hurricane risk.
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Ginnie Mae signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s state-owned government-sponsored enterprise to remove barriers to investments in housing.
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Bank of Hope anticipates three-year earn-back period following sale of low-yielding MBS; Figure touts strong demand for HELOC securitization; Wells transferring some non-agency MBS servicing to Shellpoint; Hooters whole-business securitization downgraded again.
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