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June 15, 2018

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MBS Outstanding on Steady Growth Track As Mutual Funds Step Up in Early 2018

Ginnie Mae continued to lead the growth in agency single-family MBS outstanding during the first quarter of 2018, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS analysis. [Includes three data charts.] Read More

FHFA Proposes Capital Regime for Fannie and Freddie Based on Framework the GSEs Are Now Running On

The Federal Housing Finance Agency this week unveiled a proposed rule on capital standards for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, acknowledging that the rule would not be imposed on the two government-sponsored enterprises as long as they’re in conservatorship. Read More

Financiers Take Interest in Non-QM Sector as Cantor Fitzgerald, Waterfall and Others Make the Rounds

With loan production of non-qualified mortgages continuing to gather a head of steam, Wall Street financiers, conduits and warehouse lenders increasingly are taking a keen interest in the sector. Read More

MBS Trading Increased Once Again but the Fed Hikes Rates. Refi Relief May Not Come Until 2020

The average daily trading volume in agency MBS climbed to $226.1 billion in May, the second consecutive monthly increase, according to figures compiled by the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. Read More

Mortgage Insurers and Banks Expected to Play Bigger Roles in GSE Credit-Risk Transfer Market

Credit-risk transfer activity at the government-sponsored enterprises is expected to shift from debt note issuance that has dominated the program to more front-end deals with private mortgage insurers and mortgage lenders, the Urban Institute said. Read More

Issuers of ABS with Loans from Marketplace Lenders Boosting Credit Quality after Poor Performance

ABS issuers are boosting the quality of marketplace loans in new deals due to rising delinquency rates, but not enough to convince Fitch Ratings that such issuance deserves AAA ratings. Read More

Credit Rating Agencies Find Interest-Only Loans Have Returned With a Vengeance to CMBS Conduit Pools

The share of interest-only loans in commercial MBS conduits has risen to near-peak levels last seen in 2007 as underwriting deteriorates, according to major credit rating agencies. Read More

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