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November 23, 2018

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Bank/Thrift Holdings of Single-Family MBS Drift Lower in 3rd Quarter Despite Sizable Gains in Some Portfolios

Residential MBS holdings of commercial banks and savings institutions declined 0.7 percent during the third quarter, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS analysis of call-report data. [Includes two data charts.] Read More

SIFMA Has Significant Concerns about Pending Uniform MBS Program That It Wants Addressed Before Launch

A lot of pieces have fallen into place for the scheduled June 2019 launch of the single security in the to-be-announced market, but one that hasn’t is a greenlight from the organization that sets TBA rules: the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. Read More

Whole-Business Securitization Humming Along as Issuers and Investors Happy with Diversification

Whole-business securitization activity has been stable in recent years as issuers and investors see benefits from the funding option. Read More

Charting a GSE Road Map for 2019. What Might a New FHFA Director Do to the Secondary Market?

In six weeks, Mel Watt will officially step down as director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, a change that is ripe with ramifications for the secondary mortgage market, including speculation regarding lower loan limits for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Read More

Ginnie Mae Tightens Issuer-Approval Rules, Imposes Notification Requirements on Subservicer Advances

Ginnie Mae last week issued guidance tightening requirements for entities seeking to become approved issuers, including a credit evaluation to determine their financial strength as well as a new notification requirement for subservicers. Read More

Green Finance Spreading Across Sectors, Influencing Credit Quality, Says Moody’s

Green securitizations have sprouted across the structured-finance industry, sometimes impacting a transaction’s credit quality, Moody’s Investors Service said in a recent report. Read More

Higher Interest Rates Eliminate Some Loan Mod Options; Servicers Face LIBOR Uncertainty

Servicers working with distressed borrowers now have fewer loan modification options due to higher mortgage interest rates. Read More

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