Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst Bose George said, "Given the modest scale of the announced pilot program, there should be no meaningful impact on the mortgage market."
Close to half of the prime non-agency MBS volume in the market since early May has been in GSE-eligible mortgages. Rocket Mortgage is the latest issuer with a GSE-eligible offering, including a number of loans with eNotes.
There’s new chatter that no matter who occupies the White House come January, change may finally be in the air. But the key to ending the almost 16-year-old GSE conservatorships is to figure out how to placate MBS investors.
Freddie Mac’s proposal to acquire closed-end second liens is unnecessary because there are adequate options available in the non-agency market, according to a number of trade groups.
The Federal Reserve, FHFA, large banks and the GSEs are all struggling to model the future impact of climate change, both on their specific businesses and on the broader economy.
The creation of a U.S. sovereign wealth fund could grease the skids for an end to the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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