Money-market and mutual funds continued to invest heavily in the MBS market during the second quarter. Some of the burden may shift to foreign investors, experts suggest. (Includes two data charts.)

The GSEs effectively ended commingling of collateral in Supers securitizations last year. Despite a sharp reduction in the commingling fee, there was only a modest rebound in the practice in the second quarter. (Includes two data charts.)

SFA published best practices for ESG disclosures for residential MBS and auto ABS. The association is starting with a limited number of disclosures and plans to expand the effort.