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December 7, 2018

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Strength in Refi Market and Batch of Seasoned Loans Help Buoy Agency MBS Production in November

Issuance of single-family MBS by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae held steady in No-vember, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS analysis of securities disclosures. [Includes two data charts.] Read More

Demand for New Non-Agency MBS Fading, Lack of Depth Among Investors an Issue

The spreads on newly issued non-agency MBS have widened in recent months, indicating weak-er demand from investors. The pricing trends follow sharp increases in issuance this year, with analysts suggesting there may not be enough investors to absorb new production. Read More

More Lenders Pondering a Move Into Correspondent Purchases, Especially in the Growing Non-QM Sector

As profit margins tighten in a softening origination market, more lenders are pondering a move into correspondent purchases, especially if the company is already table-funding mortgages in the wholesale channel. Read More

Ruling on Non-Agency MBS Statute of Limitations in NY Prompts Reconsideration of Accrual Clauses

Lawyers for issuers of non-agency MBS are revising deal documents and considering choosing a different state for issuance after an unfavorable ruling by the New York State Court of Appeals. Read More

How to Shrink the GSE Footprint Without Having to Ask Congress to Do Anything

Speculation is rampant that the Trump administration will appoint a new director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency who will begin carving away chunks of the single-family mortgage business that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac now finance in conservatorship. Read More

S&P Sees Strong Potential for Green CLOs, Outlines Hypothetical Rating Scenarios

S&P Global Ratings’ structured finance team sees strong growth potential for collateralized loan obligations backed by “green” assets, albeit with some challenges. Read More

Court Delays Fee Action Against U.S. Bank Until After Primary RMBS Case is Resolved

A federal district court in Manhattan agreed to halt legal proceedings in an investment compa-ny’s challenge of U.S. Bank’s billing practices until the primary residential MBS case involving the two parties is resolved. Read More

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