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August 12, 2021

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CLO Issuance Soaring in 2021 in All-Sector Boom

Over $60 billion of new CLO issuance came to market in the second quarter of 2021, along with a whopping $70 billion in refinance and restructuring activity. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

GSE CRT Debt Shrinking Despite Freddie Issuance

With Fannie’s Connecticut Avenue Securities on ice for over a year, the supply of single-family credit-risk transfer debt in the market has declined significantly. (Includes data chart.) Read More

MBA Suggests the GSEs Boost Executive Compensation

Any reform to the executive compensation structure at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should be made with an eye toward the companies eventually exiting conservatorship, the trade group said in a comment letter to the FHFA. Read More

Opposition to Ginnie RFI Targets Risk-Based Capital

Commentators seem to agree that stronger capital positions are good for the Ginnie Mae business in general, but getting there is the hard part. Read More

Zillow Jumps into the Securitization Fray

The company’s $450 million issuance has a 30-month term and is backed by houses purchased directly from homeowners. Read More

Taco Bell, Hooters Return to Whole-Business ABS Market

The two restaurant chains will use the ABS proceeds to largely pay down their previous deals. The Taco Bell issuance received a higher rating than Hooters. Read More

MBS Prepays Slow. A Rocky Road Ahead for Investors?

Will prepayment speeds on agency product continue to decline? No one knows for certain, but the UMBS 2.5 is waiting in the wings to be the new kid in town. Read More

Agency MBS Volume Growing in Repo Market

In the past six years, repos backed by MBS nearly doubled to roughly $400 billion a day, a new Federal Reserve study found. Read More

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