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May 28, 2026

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Bank Holdings of Consumer ABS Trend Higher in 1Q

Bank ABS holdings rose in the first quarter thanks to sizable gains in securities backed by consumer and auto loans. TD Bank accounted for much of the increase. (Includes two data tables.) Read More

SFA Simplifies TRID Compliance Review for Home Equity Loans

The voluntary scope aims to standardize practices among due diligence reviewers and also prevent a “race to the bottom.” Read More

eNotes Struggle to Take Off Despite Evident Cost Savings

A relatively small portion of mortgages use eNotes despite the insistence of trendsetters that eNotes have boosted their bottom lines. Read More

Supers/Platinum, Agency CMO Volume up in First Quarter

Fannie saw a slightly bigger increase in Supers issuance than Freddie did in the first quarter. Ginnie Platinum issuance was down, but the agency led the way in CMO production. (Includes two data tables.) Read More

Moody’s Ready to Rate Securitizations of Home Equity Loans

The rating service last week finalized a methodology update that will allow it to rate securitizations of home equity loans. Read More

BNY, Snapdocs Partner on Mortgage Delivery Offering

The two companies launched a solution to simplify mortgage delivery into the secondary market. Read More

Data Center ABS Ratings Resilient in S&P Test

S&P Global Ratings has found that data center ABS ratings look likely to hold up to stress amid the sector’s unprecedented growth. Read More

Aircraft ABS Soar Amid Rising Fuel Prices

Soaring oil prices haven’t much dimmed the outlook for aircraft-backed securitizations, which may be less exposed to inflation from the Iran war compared to subprime consumer ABS, according to Goldman Sachs. Read More

The Mechanics of Spreads On Treasuries, Agency MBS

A Federal Reserve economist estimates that a one-percentage-point steepening of the yield curve reduces the spread between mortgages and the 10-year Treasury yield by 40 basis points. Read More

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