Spreads on new non-agency MBS issuance are tightening. Still, issuance is expected to decline on an annual basis.

With mortgage banking profits under pressure these days, sleep is still being lost over what might go wrong in the nonbank sector regarding Ginnie Mae obligations. One idea: a commercial paper backstop.

The FDIC has filed several lawsuits related to its role as receiver in the liquidation of Washington Mutual.

Fitch Ratings has released an exposure draft of criteria for rating single-borrower single-family rental securitizations, with key ratings drivers including property valuation analysis and ratings stresses.

UBS exiting TBA trading business; Ginnie to increase servicing disclosures; Ellington to acquire Arlington.

With the Fed’s exit from the market and the push for shorter durations at banks, industry participants ponder what price agency MBS will clear at and what it will cost homebuyers.

If the federal government doesn’t increase its debt ceiling in the near term, payments to investors in MBS and ABS will largely still continue as usual, according to DBRS. But there are significant risks in terms of borrower performance.

The future of Select Portfolio Servicing is unknown, but $37.1 billion of its mostly non-agency servicing rights recently hit the auction block.

Higher interest rates are contributing to elevated delinquencies in auto ABS; Kroll places ratings on 11 commercial MBS on watch for downgrade; DBRS adds asset types to rep and warrant analysis; DBRS proposes updating its ESG analysis.

In a recent trip to Asia, Ginnie officials assured investors that the structure of Ginnie MBS will help to protect them from any potential issues tied to a possible U.S. debt default.