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April 29, 2021

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CMBS Issuance Falters in 1Q21, Agency MF Slows

There were pockets of strength in the income-property securitization market, including financing on office properties, mixed-use projects and single-family rentals. But total CMBS issuance fell from the all-time record level set in the fourth quarter of 2020. (Includes data chart.) Read More

Nation’s Largest mREIT Annaly Targets Servicing Assets

The REIT giant has a reputation for being MBS-centric. But that doesn’t mean it can’t put its toes in the MSR pond too. Read More

Prime Non-Agency MBS Issuance Red Hot; Expanded Credit Slow

In April, issuers offered $4.95 billion of prime non-agency MBS across nine deals. Meanwhile, only two expanded-credit MBS hit the market, totaling $735.58 million. Read More

Commercial mREIT Focusing on Marijuana Funding

Advanced Flower Capital Gamma went public in March. The REIT provides first-lien loans to cannabis companies and it’s generating healthy returns. Read More

Booming Refi Volumes in 1Q21 Swell Freddie’s Book of Business

Freddie Mac’s first-quarter earnings report indicates the heady days of 2020 have continued into the new year. Read More

Picking Up a Head of Steam: Warehouse Securitizations

Should traditional warehouse financiers be worried? It seems more nonbanks are jumping on the securitization bandwagon. Read More

The Impact Investors’ Palindrome: GSEs as ESG

With both Fannie and Freddie now issuing green single-family and multifamily MBS, the enterprises have become a favorite for investors seeking environmentally or socially responsible assets. Read More

Ginnie Unveils Plans for Blockchain Technology

The agency’s Innovation Lab will conduct a preliminary analysis of how blockchain could be used to reduce cost and risk and improve liquidity. Read More

MBA Provides Templates for Servicers to Address End of LIBOR

Most versions of LIBOR, including the one-week and two-month settings, would be discontinued by the end of the year. Read More

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