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November 17, 2017

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Mortgage REITs Boost Residential MBS Holdings in 3Q17

MBS-investing REITs boosted their holdings by 10.1 percent on a sequential basis… Read More

Watt Likely Won’t Act on Zero Capital Buffer This Year, but Consensus Forming on a GSE Bill?

Republicans are reportedly on board with the federal MBS guarantee but reluctant to backstop future guarantor entities… Read More

Pending Tax Reform has MBS Between ‘A Rock and a Hard Place’

If substantial tax reform is enacted, it would likely lead to rising expectations about growth and inflation, leading to a selloff in rates… Read More

Angel Oak Set to Issue its Third Nonprime MBS of the Year; Bank-Statement Loans 35 Percent of the Collateral

Self-employed borrowers whose incomes were determined with bank statements account for 35.0 percent of the collateral. Read More

Fannie and Freddie Approved to Re-Enter LIHTC Market for First Time in 10 Years

Freddie said it plans to close its first investment in January 2018. Read More

What We’re Hearing: A Mystery (for Now): Franklin Codel’s Dismissal at Wells / A Major Changing of the Guard is Afoot / Rick Glass: Only the Strong Will Survive / Mick, Tell us How You Really Feel About the CFPB / Fannie & Freddie CEOs Seem Content…

A major changing of the guard is now afoot in the mortgage industry... Read More

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