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Agency MBS Issuance Up Sharply on Boom in Refi

Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie issued a combined $170.7 billion in new single-family MBS in August, their highest monthly volume since November 2012. A big surge of refinance business was a major factor. Read More

Treasury GSE Reform Plan: Trump Backs ‘Explicit’ MBS Guarantee

Late this week, the Treasury Department unveiled its long-awaited plan to revamp the mortgage market. There were no huge surprises but Treasury wants “explicit” backing for the agency MBS market. Read More

Interest-Only HECM Bonds at Center of FHA Fraud Indictment

Live Well Financial, once a top-ranked HECM lender, is now a heap of smoking ash. A new indictment charges that its downfall was predicated by a massive fraud scheme involving interest-only MBS. Read More

The Inverted Yield Curve and the Bond Market

The sagging rates on long-term bonds also impact bank earnings and the mortgage-backed security market. Read More

Redwood Calls for Non-Agency Reforms Along with QM Fix

Redwood has suggested a number of changes that could boost issuance of non-agency MBS. The REIT wants reforms regarding risk retention and disclosures for non-agency MBS. Read More

LIBOR Switch a ‘Daunting’ Task for Vintage Non-Agency MBS

Switching from LIBOR to another reference rate looks to be difficult for vintage non-agency MBS. Adopting a replacement rate will require significant communication and cooperation among investors. Read More

Morningstar-DBRS Announce New Rating for Overlapping Assets

Morningstar Credit Ratings and DBRS have announced a new integrated methodology for assigning ratings to new securitization deals. Read More

Fintech Firm Uses AI to Manage Marketplace ABS

Pagaya has issued a $115 million consumer loan ABS backed by market-place consumer loans and managed solely by artificial intelligence. Read More

Court Rejects Motion to Move Bankruptcy Disputes

A U.S. District Court rejected a motion by originators in an MBS legacy case to move adversary proceedings away from bankruptcy court. Read More

Inside MBS & ABS

September 5, 2019

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Agency MBS Issuance Up Sharply on Boom in Refi

Treasury GSE Reform Plan: Trump Backs ‘Explicit’ MBS Guarantee

Interest-Only HECM Bonds at Center of FHA Fraud Indictment

The Inverted Yield Curve and the Bond Market

Redwood Calls for Non-Agency Reforms Along with QM Fix

LIBOR Switch a ‘Daunting’ Task for Vintage Non-Agency MBS

Morningstar-DBRS Announce New Rating for Overlapping Assets

Fintech Firm Uses AI to Manage Marketplace ABS

Court Rejects Motion to Move Bankruptcy Disputes

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