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ABS Issuance Fizzles in Late 2020 as Most Sectors Decline

ABS issuance rebounded from COVID-related market disruption in the third quarter but lost momentum in the fourth quarter to end 2020 down 11% from the previous year. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

Divide in Non-Agency MBS Collateral Persists in January

Issuers of expanded-credit MBS haven’t been able to stock deals with new production while one of the largest post-2010 prime non-agency MBS hit the market this week. Read More

Angel Oak Hopes to Fund $4B This Year, Securitizations Aplenty

Angel Oak, a big player in the non-QM market, sees better days ahead, with securitzations leading the way. Fundings at the firm are nearing pre-pandemic levels. Read More

Container ABS Issuance Sinks in 4Q; Outlook Still Positive

Issuance of container ABS surged in the third quarter of 2020 only to deflate in the fourth quarter. KBRA has a positive outlook for the sector despite the ongoing coronavirus. Read More

Thanks to GSE Capital Rule, Ginnie Could Benefit

What might the new Biden administration do with Fannie and Freddie? Good things ahead for Ginnie? Let the speculation begin. Read More

Freddie Tweaks MSCR Offerings

The latest transaction is an actual loss deal issued through a trust; previous Multifamily Structured Credit Risk deals were structured as fixed-severity deals issued as corporate debt. Read More

Lending Data Fintech dv01 Acquires Pragmic Tech

The acquisition will allow vendor dv01 to develop an MBS data infrastructure that speeds up traditionally slow and opaque reporting. At least, that’s what dv01 is hoping for. Read More

Ginnie Rebounds in FY20 with $1.1 Billion in Profit

The agency guaranteed $749 billion in MBS in fiscal 2020, a sharp increase from $453 billion in 2019. Credit: the refi boom. Read More

Inside MBS & ABS

January 21, 2021

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ABS Issuance Fizzles in Late 2020 as Most Sectors Decline

Divide in Non-Agency MBS Collateral Persists in January

Angel Oak Hopes to Fund $4B This Year, Securitizations Aplenty

Container ABS Issuance Sinks in 4Q; Outlook Still Positive

Thanks to GSE Capital Rule, Ginnie Could Benefit

Freddie Tweaks MSCR Offerings

Lending Data Fintech dv01 Acquires Pragmic Tech

Ginnie Rebounds in FY20 with $1.1 Billion in Profit

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January 21, 2021

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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?