Non-Agency MBS Issuance Constrained By Bank Portfolio Economics, GSEs
February 8, 2013
The ranks of non-agency mortgage-backed security issuers are set to expand beyond Redwood Trust and Credit Suisse, but industry analysts note that issuance remains constrained due to bank portfolio execution and the government-sponsored enterprises. At the American Securitization Forums ASF 2013 conference last week in Las Vegas, Laurie Goodman, a senior managing director at Amherst Securities Group, predicted $25 billion to $30 billion in new non-agency MBS will be issued this year, the most ...