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Inside MBS & ABS

June 20, 2025

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Investors Flock to Agency MBS, RMBS Sets the Pace

Insurance companies, pension funds and bank holding companies grew their agency MBS holdings substantially in the first quarter. Most of the market’s growth was in Ginnie and non-agency MBS. (Includes two data tables.) Read More

SEC Considering Updates to Reg. AB2 Standards

Years after the agency first sought public comments on the regulation, the SEC’s Office of Structured Finance is interested in taking another crack at finding ways to improve the rules for ABS. Read More

Fannie Partners With Bayview on CRT Transaction

Fannie will take the first losses on the transaction, with additional losses borne by Bayview and investors in the deal. That’s a change from the typical CRT from Fannie where a third-party like Bayview isn’t involved. Read More

FINRA Walks Back Plan for Faster Reporting of Trades

In September, FINRA received approval from the SEC for a plan to require one-minute reporting of many MBS and ABS trades. Now the self-regulatory organization is scuttling implementation, citing concerns from industry participants. Read More

Do Lenders Unload Climate Risk Onto the GSEs?

New studies show that the expectation of future climate risk effects the current behavior of lenders and CRT can be used to estimate the true cost of hurricane risk. Read More

Securitizations Climb for FCI’s Non-QMs

Non-QM securitizations are growing by leaps and bounds — and that’s keeping subservicers and the attorneys that review the deals quite busy. Read More

Ginnie Partners With South Korea to Boost U.S. Housing Supply

Ginnie Mae signed a memorandum of understanding with South Korea’s state-owned government-sponsored enterprise to remove barriers to investments in housing. Read More

Grapevine: Bank Takes Loss on MBS Sale; HELOC Demand

Bank of Hope anticipates three-year earn-back period following sale of low-yielding MBS; Figure touts strong demand for HELOC securitization; Wells transferring some non-agency MBS servicing to Shellpoint; Hooters whole-business securitization downgraded again. Read More

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