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March 5, 2010

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Mortgage, Asset Securitization Volume Subdued In Early 2010, But Pace Still Ahead of Last Year

New issuance of mortgage- and asset-backed securities in the first two months of 2010 was well above the depressed pace set by the market early last year, but production volume has eased slightly from the level in late 2009. A new Inside MBS & ABS analysis shows that a total of $240.47 billion of new residential MBS and non-mortgage ABS were issued during... [Includes one chart and one graph] Read More

More Prime Jumbo Deals Arising, But Sector is Still in ‘Exploratory’ Phase

A widely-anticipated mortgage securitization by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. could help build some momentum in the non-agency MBS market, as industry observers say a number of issuers have sketched out potential prime jumbo transactions. The FDIC indicated months ago that it might use securitization to unload some assets acquired from failed banking institutions. Potential investors reportedly... Read More

Amid the Din and Furor of Consumer Protection, Industry Works Quietly on Risk Retention Provision

Although a lot of the focus in the Senate’s on-again-off-again negotiations over financial services regulatory reform has been on how the final package will address consumer protection, the MBS and ABS industry still has a big stake in risk-retention requirements that could deal a severe blow to securitization markets. There has been some speculation that a compromise bill... Read More

Rising Non-Agency OTTI, Credit Expenses Help Put Another Hole in the Hull of the USS Fannie Mae

Fannie Mae reported a leap in other-than-temporary impairment charges for its non-agency MBS holdings during the fourth quarter as the government-sponsored enterprise lost $15.2 billion during the period, its 10th consecutive losing quarter, on the way to losing $72.0 billion for the entire year. Net OTTI was $2.5 billion in the fourth quarter, compared with $939 million in the third... Read More

Foreclosure Bubble Expands as Loss Mitigation Efforts Lead to Rising Problem Loan Inventory

Loss mitigation is supposed to find cheaper alternatives to foreclosure, but industry experts are concerned that increasingly aggressive efforts by mortgage servicers are stretching out liquidation timelines and ultimately raising loss severities. Federal banking regulators reported an 80 percent increase in the number of foreclosures in process and a 125 percent jump in the number of loans 90 or more... Read More

Bond Market Participants Gain Access to Much More Data as SIFMA, FINRA Upgrade Reporting Abilities

Individual and institutional investors can get free price data for roughly 25,000 federal agency bonds through an upgraded Web site, www.investinginbonds.com, maintained by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. The new price information is available on the Government/Federal Agency Market at a Glance page of the Web site. Via an agency bond trade ticker, users can... Read More

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