By taking steps to shore up the financial standing of nonbank lenders and servicers, Ginnie Mae is providing confidence to both MBS investors and warehouse lenders.
A panel of mortgage industry veterans concluded that the best scenario MBS investors can hope for in the upcoming election is that neither side wins a clean sweep of the presidency and Congress.
Residential MBS transactions will likely experience a spike in delinquencies, but performance will return to pre-storm levels within a year, according to Moody’s.
Ginnie Mae must firm up plans to boost nonbank issuer liquidity for times of stress and set policies for transferring MSR in the event a large servicer exits the market, speakers said at a summit this week.
It’s getting difficult to project mortgage rates in the near term, putting pressure on agency MBS investors. Still, analysts at BofA Global Research maintain an overweight for holdings of agency MBS.
The SEC alleged Macquarie Investment Management Business Trust’s valuation practices for collateralized mortgage obligations violated the Investment Advisors Act and the Investment Company Act.
Hodgepodge of non-agency MBS; new commercial MBS tied to Rockefeller Center; limit-order option for lenders looking to sell into TBA MBS; Moody’s downgrades MBS issued by IndyMac in 1997.
Moves by the Trump administration are disrupting the economy and the federal agencies that deal with the housing market. Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the MBA, isn’t sure how it’s all going to play out.
Is Onity Group eyeing a sale? Perhaps. And why not? Servicing values are approaching a 25-year high.
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