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June 8, 2018

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Agency 1-Family MBS Production Up Again in May as Purchase-Mortgage Sector Continues to Gain Ground

The agency single-family MBS market did what it was expected to do in May, generating a modest gain in production spurred on by vigor in the purchase-mortgage sector. [Includes two data charts.] Read More

Treasury Official Stressed Administration Backing for GSE Single-Security Project, No Matter Who Runs FHFA Next

A key Treasury Department official last month said the Federal Housing Finance Agency will remain committed to the single-security initiative no matter who the Trump administration names to take over the regulator of the two government-sponsored enterprises. Read More

Ginnie Mae Places VA Lenders in Penalty Box for VA Loan Churning, Excessive Prepayment Speeds

Ginnie Mae has restricted three issuers from putting VA mortgages in standard multi-issuer MBS pools as it continues to police the ranks for alleged churning activities. Read More

MBS and ABS Issuers Taking Steps to Address Move Away from LIBOR, Replacement Remains Unclear

Industry participants are preparing for a transition away from the London Inter-bank Offered Rate in MBS and ABS but more needs to be done, according to an analysis by Fitch Ratings. Read More

Mortgage REIT Share Prices Give Ground, but the Sector Will Benefit From Decreased Fed Competition

Some of the nation’s largest MBS-investing real estate investment trusts are seeing their share values wither a bit as the summer approaches, but for the most part their fortunes look fairly intact. Read More

Potential Pricing Manipulation in Trading Of Fannie and Freddie Corporate Bonds

An investigation was launched last week into whether banks have been manipulating the prices in the government-sponsored enterprises’ unsecured debt. Read More

Kroll, Morningstar Plot Growth with Criteria for PACE ABS, Single-Asset/Single-Borrower Commercial MBS

Kroll Bond Rating Agency and Morningstar Credit Ratings recently expanded the types of products they will assess with new criteria for Property Assessed Clean Energy ABS and single-asset/single-borrower commercial MBS, respectively. Read More

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