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Agency MBS Issuance Soars in July, Purchase Loans Up

Mortgage lenders delivered $85.5 billion of purchase loans to Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie MBS platforms in July, the highest monthly volume in years. Read More

Concerns Over Moody’s Plan to Revise Treatment of MI

The rating service’s proposal regarding the treatment of private mortgage insurance on GSE risk-sharing transactions and non-agency MBS prompted some concerns from industry participants. Read More

On the Rise: Trading Desks Focusing on Non-QM Paper

With the non-QM market heating up, opportunities abound for whole loan trading desks, with firms such as Incenter, MIAC, RAMS Mortgage Capital and Situs AMC playing a key role. Read More

PIMCO Stocks MBS with Non-QMs Called from Other Deals

PIMCO is set to issue a non-agency MBS with loans sourced from non-QM deals issued by Lone Star Funds. The older MBS were subject to clean-up calls, allowing PIMCO to re-package the loans. Read More

Mortgage REITs Stand to Benefit from QM ‘Patch’ Outcome

Any removal or adjustment to the QM patch that results in additional non-agency loan volume will benefit mortgage REITs in terms of originations and investments, according to analysts. Read More

Uniform MBS Trading Volumes High

An Urban Institute paper says the successful launch of the single security paves the way for housing-finance reform. Read More

T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Impact on Tower ABS Mitigated

Moody’s believes Dish Network’s move to buy several Sprint assets will offset the negative impact of the T-Mobile/Sprint merger on wireless tower ABS. Read More

Investors Bought Ineligible Distressed FHA Loans

GAO’s analysis of fiscal 2016 default data indicates more than 5% of distressed loans FHA sold to investors were ineligible for sale. Read More

CEO of GSE Single-Security Platform to Depart

David Applegate is stepping down as CEO of Common Securitization Solutions, the platform that launched the uniform MBS. Read More

Inside MBS & ABS

August 8, 2019

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Agency MBS Issuance Soars in July, Purchase Loans Up

Concerns Over Moody’s Plan to Revise Treatment of MI

On the Rise: Trading Desks Focusing on Non-QM Paper

PIMCO Stocks MBS with Non-QMs Called from Other Deals

Mortgage REITs Stand to Benefit from QM ‘Patch’ Outcome

Uniform MBS Trading Volumes High

T-Mobile/Sprint Merger Impact on Tower ABS Mitigated

Investors Bought Ineligible Distressed FHA Loans

CEO of GSE Single-Security Platform to Depart

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