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January 15, 2026

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RMBS Issuance Ends Banner Year With Modest Decline

Last year’s issuance of expanded-credit MBS and home-equity securitizations reached their highest levels since 2007. Total non-agency MBS production was up 40% from 2024. (Includes three data files.) Read More

GSE MBS Buying Tightens Spreads, Adds Uncertainty

President Trump effectively directed the GSEs to fill in the role that the Fed had been serving in terms of agency MBS investments. The stimulus could be short lived, with the purchases expected to wrap up by June. Read More

Ginnie to Allow Pooling of eNotes in PIIT Program

The flexibility is part of an effort by Ginnie Mae to make its digital collateral program more attractive. Read More

SFA Updates Review Standards for Seasoned Mortgages

The trade group addressed common pay-history questions ranging from recency expectations to credit reports as a source of payment history. Read More

Ackman Proposes New Type of Mortgage for the GSEs

A mortgage with a prepayment penalty might be as much as 65 basis points cheaper for borrowers, according to GSE shareholder Bill Ackman. Read More

Credit Card Rate Cap Would Negatively Impact ABS Market

Rating services caution that President Trump’s proposed one-year credit card rate cap would negatively impact card issuers and ABS issuance. Read More

Commercial MBS Facing Maturity Pressure, Downgrades

More than $100 billion of loans in commercial MBS have maturity dates this year. Refinancing the loans could be difficult given interest rate movements and declining revenues from commercial properties. Read More

KBRA Sets Data Center Rating Criteria

KBRA introduced a new ABS rating methodology for data centers and Fitch updated its ratings criteria for equipment lease and loan ABS. Read More

Grapevine: SFA Names New Advocacy Director; Ginnie MBS Change

SFA’s new director of advocacy comes from CSBS; Ginnie adjusts platinum MBS pooling; earnings per share at Orchid Island Capital up in fourth quarter; Setpoint to acquire due diligence provider. Read More

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