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January 9, 2020

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Agency MBS Push Structured Finance Over $2T in 2019

Total new issuance of securities backed by home loans, commercial mortgages and non-mortgage assets jumped 24% from 2018’s levels to $2.14 trillion last year, the biggest volume since 2007. (Includes three data charts.) Read More

Non-QM Lenders Anticipate a Production Boom

Some high-profile non-QM lenders are ramping up production in 2020 but one major question looms: How much will wind up in MBS? Read More

Single-Family Rental Market Flounders Without Invitation

Single-family rental securitization issuance in 2019 fell by 35%. Invitation Homes, the largest issuer of such deals in 2018, avoided the market entirely, focusing instead on more attractive types of financing. Read More

Marketplace ABS Volume Seen Up Slightly in 2020

Issuance of marketplace lending ABS is expected to increase slightly, led by optimism in the economy and improved underwriting criteria, according to rating services. Read More

Nonprime Securitizer Velocity Sets IPO; PIMCO a Backer

Velocity Financial, an active securitizer of nonprime mortgages, is ready for its maiden voyage in IPO land. One thing is for certain: Very few such firms are public. Read More

AEI Says GSE Credit-Risk Transfers May Be Riskier

The loans covered by the GSEs’ loan performance data have much lower default rates than those in their full book of business, according to the AEI. Read More

Morningstar Sets Out Criteria for Rating Reverse Mortgages

The rating service, now affiliated with DBRS, announced its methodology for rating reverse-mortgage deals backed by FHA and private-sector loans. Read More

MBS & ABS Grapevine: Waiting on GSE Capital / GSE Stocks Shine, REITs Lag

The year is young but already MBS and ABS deals are being prepped. Meanwhile, the mortgage market is waiting to see the FHFA’s capital proposal for Fannie and Freddie. Read More

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