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December 16, 2021

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Banks Battle Federal Reserve for Agency MBS in 3Q21

Commercial banks, thrifts and credit unions all beefed up their MBS holdings during the third quarter of 2021 despite the Federal Reserve's ongoing buying spree. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

Risk-Retention Standards for Residential MBS Left As Is

Six federal regulators tasked with overseeing risk-retention requirements for residential MBS decided to leave the standards unchanged after a two-year-long review. Read More

White House Announces Nominee for Top FHFA Post

Mortgage industry stakeholders welcomed Sandra Thompson’s nomination, touting her achievements in her current role as acting director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. Read More

SFA Says SEC Disclosure Rule Could Hurt ABS Market

The Structured Finance Association said the SEC’s Exchange Act Rule 15c2-11 would lead to illiquidity in the ABS market. Read More

MBS and ABS Investors Grappling with Unique Environment

Some investors in MBS and ABS are ready to discard data collected in the past two years due to distortions from actions by the federal government. One problem: projecting asset performance moving forward. Read More

Changes in the CRT Market Go Beyond Support from FHFA

Changes in FHFA leadership and in the structure of some CRT offerings have altered the calculations of investors. Read More

The Canary Speaks: A Bit of a Dip in MBS Trades

The interest rate picture is cloudy and MBS trades are heading south. Time to worry? We’ll know soon, or maybe not. Read More

Grapevine: Fed Speeds up Taper; Senate Confirms McCargo

The Fed will reduce its purchases of agency MBS more quickly than initially planned; the Senate confirmed Alanna McCargo as Ginnie Mae’s president; Parthenon Capital Partners will acquire a majority stake in Kroll Bond Rating Agency; KBRA raises concerns about non-agency MBS due diligence sampling practices; United Wholesale offers its first non-agency jumbo MBS. Read More

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