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September 19, 2019

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Focusing on GSE Risk, Not Footprint: Calabria

Dealing with the risks in Fannie Mae’s and Freddie Mac’s portfolio is more complicated than simply reducing the footprint of the government-sponsored enterprises, FHFA Director Mark Calabria told IM&A. Read More

Securitization Market Has Some Catching Up to Do

Nearly $320 billion of newly originated home loans were funneled into the MBS market during the second quarter, but that represented just 56.4% of new production in the primary mortgage market. Read More

DBRS Leads in Rating MBS, S&P Tops in ABS Market

DBRS and Fitch were the top rating services in non-agency MBS mostly because they cover a lot of scratch-and-dent transactions. S&P excels in nonprime, Moody's in jumbo. Read More

Secondary Market Participants Clash Over QM ‘Patch’ Fix

Issuers and investors in the securities market are divided on what exactly should be done with the qualified mortgage “patch.” Read More

MBS Trading Tumbles in August as Rates Drop

The average daily trading volume in agency MBS reached a yearly low in August as rates troughed. A rebound could lay ahead. Or maybe not. Read More

A Republican White House Okay with an ‘Explicit’ MBS Guarantee

An “explicit” guarantee on Fannie/Freddie MBS was once a non-starter with Republicans in Washington. But the Trump administration is unlike your grandfather’s GOP. Just maybe, an explicit guarantee might work. Read More

Lenders Wary of Ginnie Mae’s Stress Test Framework

Lenders have suggested Ginnie Mae shouldn’t use its stress test framework as the sole basis to take regulatory action against nonbank issuers. Read More

Deutsche Bank Settles Bond Rigging Suit; Cooperating in Case

Deutsche Bank has agreed to settle a bond rigging lawsuit, and is cooperating in the case by providing documents and other relevant materials. Read More

HUD Recommends Allowing FHA to Unwind Insurance Policy

The department has recommended allowing FHA to unwind insurance poli-cies to shield itself from counterparty risk. Read More

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