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REIT MBS Appetite Grows, Recovery a Work in Progress

The top two REIT MBS investors shifted their portfolios during the third quarter without adding significantly to them, while other REITs grew their holdings aggressively. (Includes data chart.) Read More

DBRS, S&P Lead Ratings Market at Nine-Month Mark

Issuance of rated non-agency MBS and ABS rose significantly during the third quarter, although both markets continued to lag behind 2019 on year-to-date volume. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

Ginnie EBO Game Attracting More Than Issuer/Servicers

Word is out: Money can be made in the Ginnie EBO space. The strategy is attracting investment funds but it’s not as easy as you might think. Read More

PennyMac Issues First Fannie CRT Since April

The deal bears many of the characteristics of previous front-end credit-risk transfer deals that PennyMac entered into with Fannie Mae. Read More

MBS and ABS Investors ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ Amid Pandemic

Speakers at this year’s ABS East conference — held online — focused on how the coronavirus impacted assets and the outlook for 2021. Read More

Servicers See Strong Investor Demand for Advance Facilities

Investors helped nonbank servicers with their advancing obligations for delinquent mortgages this year, but the outlook is murky. Read More

Nonbanks Active: A Warehouse Securitization and More…

Whether its warehouse borrowing or debt restructuring, the capital markets remain a favorable place to be for nonbank lender/servicers. Read More

CMBS Performance Improves But Recovery Still Choppy

The delinquency rate on commercial MBS in November slipped modestly thanks to continued COVID-related relief. The recovery ahead will be slow, particularly for the lodging and retail sectors. Read More

Freddie’s First SOFR-Indexed Bonds Backed by SOFR ARMs

Freddie issued its first multifamily K-deal in which both the floating-rate bonds and the underlying mortgages are indexed to SOFR. Read More

Inside MBS & ABS

December 10, 2020

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REIT MBS Appetite Grows, Recovery a Work in Progress

DBRS, S&P Lead Ratings Market at Nine-Month Mark

Ginnie EBO Game Attracting More Than Issuer/Servicers

PennyMac Issues First Fannie CRT Since April

MBS and ABS Investors ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ Amid Pandemic

Servicers See Strong Investor Demand for Advance Facilities

Nonbanks Active: A Warehouse Securitization and More…

CMBS Performance Improves But Recovery Still Choppy

Freddie’s First SOFR-Indexed Bonds Backed by SOFR ARMs

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As homeowner equity continues to build, more and more lenders are launching home equity lending products. Are you thinking of joining this market?