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Inside MBS & ABS

June 26, 2025

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Fitch Leads in Rating 1Q25 ABS, Kroll Tops in RMBS

The boom in ABS backed by vehicle and business finance mostly helped the big-three rating services, but Kroll and Morningstar remained major players in rating non-agency MBS. (Includes two data tables.) Read More

FHFA Changes to CSS May Enable Public Utility Plans

Changes to Common Securitization Solutions, including being renamed U.S. Financial Technology, appear to set the company up to serve additional secondary mortgage market participants. Read More

Securitization Rate Increasing for Residential Mortgages

A growing share of residential mortgages originated during the first quarter of 2025 flowed into MBS. Some of the shift looks to be tied to a decline in demand for mortgages at banks. (Includes data table.) Read More

Bank Regulator Proposal Could Boost Ginnie Holdings

Banking regulators proposed modifying the enhanced supplementary leverage ratio that applies to large banks. If implemented, it could lead to the banks to increase their holdings of Ginnie Mae MBS. Read More

Auto Loan Issuers Return After Pause Since 2021

JPMorgan Chase Bank issued a new credit-risk transfer deal and FinBe brought a subprime auto ABS. The last time either issuer offered a similar transaction was in 2021. Read More

Alloya Packages ABS With Credit Union Auto Loans

It’s the first auto loan ABS with loans aggregated from multiple credit unions. Alloya is a corporate credit union that provides services to more than 1,300 credit unions and other entities. Read More

MBS Trading Slips in May as Rates Go Nowhere

MBS trading volume is creeping low with interest rates stuck in a fairly narrow range. Read More

Solar ABS Downgraded After Bankruptcies

ABS comprised of solar loans, and the companies that service them, are under pressure as uncertainty swirls around the future of Biden-era clean energy provisions. Read More

S&P Warns ‘True Lender’ Risks Persist for ABS Deals

Federal and state regulators are eyeing third-party loan arrangements, with implications for ABS. Read More

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