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April 21, 2017

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1Q17 Non-Agency MBS Issuance Spikes 67 Percent on Heavy Deal Flow Tied to ‘S&D’

Although most of the major non-agency segments posted solid increases, the scratch-and-dent market was the star of the show. Read More

Lone Star Prepping a Potentially Record-Breaking Nonprime MBS (Post-Crisis Era)

The pending issuance will largely be backed by purchase mortgages... Read More

Veep Economist Calabria Hints at No Official Plan for Fannie/Freddie Yet

“Maybe we end up in the exact same spot as the last generation, maybe we end up with Corker-Warner,” said Calabria. Read More

Incenter Offers $898 Million of GSE ‘Alt A’ Servicing Rights

The seller of the Alt A servicing portfolio was not identified by name, but IMA described the firm as a “well-capitalized and long standing bank…” Read More

What We’re Hearing: How do you Solve a Problem Like Ocwen? / Hints that Something was Afoot / Should Ocwen Call its Overseas Workforce Home? / Influencing the GSE Debate / Ginnie Mae Cracks the $1.8 Trillion Mark

And now the obvious questions becomes: where does Ocwen go from here? The company can’t possibly be sold because of all the outstanding lawsuits and “legacy” problems... Read More