February 26, 2021 | Inside Mortgage Finance

REITs Still Rebuilding MBS Portfolios Slowly in 4Q20

Industry-wide REIT MBS holdings expanded just 0.6% during the fourth quarter, a sharp slowdown from the growth rates in the prior two quarters. (Includes data chart.) Read More

Bank ABS Holdings Up Modestly in 2020

Banks reported substantial gains in their holdings of consumer ABS and deals backed by vehicle loans, along with steep drops in credit card and commercial securitizations. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

PennyMac Reveals Just How Profitable the EBO Game Can Be

If you’re interested in buying delinquent FHA/VA mortgages out of MBS pools, one shop, PennyMac, reveals just how much money you can make. Read More

Previously-Securitized Loans in New Expanded-Credit MBS

Issuers of expanded-credit MBS have incentives to complete clean-up calls on seasoned deals and repackage the collateral into new securitizations. Read More

SEC Sues Morningstar Over CMBS Ratings in 2015 and 2016

Morningstar argues it can use undisclosed loan-specific stress adjustments for subjective reasons, including to bring the rating for a commercial MBS in line with expectations based on similar deals. Read More

The Mortgage Company Debt Train Keeps Rolling Along

Institutional investors have yet to shy away from nonbank debt deals, which is good news for mortgage bankers tapping the capital markets. Read More

Fed Chair Powell Reaffirms MBS Purchases

Sen. Pat Toomey, R-PA, argued that the Democrats’ $1.9 trillion COVID relief bill and the Federal Reserve’s bond purchases are no longer necessary, and that more targeted, less costly measures are in order. Read More

Commercial Mortgage Sector Outperforms Stock Indexes

Good news for the commercial mortgage sector: CRE-related equity values are rising. Meanwhile, the MBA is optimistic about commercial real estate lending this year. Read More

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REITs Still Rebuilding MBS Portfolios Slowly in 4Q20

Bank ABS Holdings Up Modestly in 2020

PennyMac Reveals Just How Profitable the EBO Game Can Be

Previously-Securitized Loans in New Expanded-Credit MBS

SEC Sues Morningstar Over CMBS Ratings in 2015 and 2016

The Mortgage Company Debt Train Keeps Rolling Along

Fed Chair Powell Reaffirms MBS Purchases

Commercial Mortgage Sector Outperforms Stock Indexes

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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?