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November 13, 2025

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HEL Securitization More Than Doubles in 3Q

Closed-end second liens and home equity lines of credit flowed into securitizations during the third quarter of 2025 after a brief slowdown in the second quarter. Nine months into the year, issuance was up more than 70% on an annual basis. (Includes three data tables.) Read More

Non-QM Market Could See Boost From GSE Reform

Non-agency industry participants are speculating how the non-qualified mortgage market would react if the government-sponsored enterprises go private. Read More

GSEs Slash CRT Activities in Third Quarter

Fannie’s CAS and CIRT volumes fell sharply in the third quarter. Freddie STACR issuance was up from a weak second quarter, but ACIS volume was down 56.2%. (Includes data table.) Read More

Index to Allow Investors to Hedge Ginnie Delinquency Risks

Vista Index Services plans to release an index next month that will give investors an opportunity to hedge against delinquency risks in Ginnie MBS, rather than selling securities if there’s a downturn. Read More

Ellington Sees Strong Demand for Non-Agency MBS

In the third quarter of 2025, Ellington Financial was active with non-qualified mortgage securitizations. Read More

Senators Urge Regulators to Tackle P-Factor in Basel

A letter last week from Senate Republicans bolstered the Structured Finance Association’s push for banking regulators to reassess the punitive weighting of the p-factor in securitization as part of a planned re-proposal of the Basel Endgame rule. Read More

Consumer ABS Issuers Show Interest in VantageScore

Issuers of consumer loan ABS are increasingly using VantageScore 4.0 because it detects potential delinquencies better than Classic FICO, according to officials at VantageScore. Read More

CMBS Special Servicing Rate Hits Record High in October

The special servicing rate for office and mixed-use property loans held in commercial MBS saw the largest monthly deterioration. Read More

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