Jumbo MBS Market Showed Signs of Recovery In 2012, Regulatory Fog Slowly Starting to Lift
January 18, 2013
The non-agency jumbo MBS market in 2012 posted its best year since the cratering of the U.S. housing market and financial market collapse back in 2008, and increased regulatory clarity may spur the recovery further in 2013. A total of $3.46 billion of non-agency jumbo MBS were issued last year, according to a new ranking and analysis by Inside MBS & ABS. In the pre-crash years, that level of issuance didnt add up to a decent week in productivity. But last years prime non-agency MBS issuance was...[Includes three data charts]