Even with the clarification, some suggest VA lenders need more details to understand when they may refinance a loan included in a Ginnie-guaranteed MBS pool.
Congress is getting closer to passing legislation that would help legacy MBS and ABS transition away from LIBOR; there’s a securitization angle in Zillow’s move to discontinue its fix-and-flip business.
Moody’s is considering increasing credit enhancement requirements and capping ratings for mortgage warehouse lending securitizations that allow for “wet” loans.
Spreads on jumbo MBS widened in recent months as the supply of prime non-agency MBS surged. Redwood Trust opted for more whole-loan sales during the third quarter while JPMorgan Chase remained an active MBS issuer.
GSE-eligible mortgages for investment properties are reshaping the prime non-agency MBS market. The loans have somewhat looser underwriting standards than what’s typically seen on prime jumbos. (Includes three data charts.)
There’s plenty of non-agency MBS with GSE-eligible mortgages for investment properties, along with prime jumbo deals, expanded-credit mortgages and even some esoteric collateral.
While caps on GSE acquisitions of loans for investment properties were suspended mid-September, non-agency issuers continue to package the loans in their MBS. Three firms entered the sector during October.
Changes implemented in response to the financial crisis of 2008 helped the MBS and ABS markets perform better than expected at the onset of the pandemic.
Some SWFs in other countries have extensive ownership interests in major corporations and sweep much of their profits into state coffers.
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