Cart

Inside MBS & ABS

January 5, 2007

View Archived Issues

Mortgage Securitization Slows in the 4th Quarter, But 2006 is Third Year Ever to Top $2 Trillion

The volume of new mortgage securities issuance remained at historically high levels in 2006, but the pace clearly slowed from the previous year, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS analysis. For the year just concluded, a total of... [Includes two charts] Read More

Demand for MBS Expected to Remain Strong in 2007, Market Readies for Surge in New Investment Products

The outlook for the mortgage-backed securities market looks strong for 2007. So does the environment for similar investment vehicles such as collateralized debt obligations and collateralized mortgage obligations. The market for mortgage securities is so strong that... Read More

Treasury Loosens Reporting Requirements At Behest of Ginnie Mae Issuer/Trustees

The Treasury Department last week provided relief from a pending regulation that would have imposed a significant tax reporting burden on Ginnie Mae issuers by carving out a temporary safe harbor for widely held mortgage trusts, and delaying some enforcement until 2008... Read More

Reg AB’s Derivative Reporting Requirements Hurting MBS/ABS Market, Groups Tell SEC

A year after its implementation, securities market participants are still grappling with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s Regulation AB. At the end of December, three industry groups warned the SEC that Reg AB is producing unintended consequences in the... Read More

Fannie Mae’s New MBS Master Trust Agreement Brings Changes for Servicers

Fannie Mae recently issued new guidelines for servicers, in an effort to better align its rules with current practices. The changes were detailed at the end of December with the release of the government sponsored enterprise’s new MBS Master Trust Agreement... Read More

Agency-Backed CMO Volume Thuds In Late 2006, Fannie Gains Some Share

Issuance of collateralized mortgage obligations and REMICs backed by agency pass-throughs slumped in the late going of 2006, ending the year with the lowest annual production level since 2000, according to a new analysis by Inside MBS & ABS... [Includes two charts and one graph] Read More

Securitizers Likely to Feel the Brunt of a Bifurcated Risk-Based Capital Regime

Mortgage securitizers may feel the most impact from a federal interagency proposal to adjust the current risk weight categories for various mortgage-related credit exposures for adoption by non-Basel II depository institutions, according to a Federal Reserve Board... Read More

Latest Imf News

More Imf News

Featured Data

More Featured Data

Featured Reports

More Latest Reports

Featured Poll

As homeowner equity continues to build, more and more lenders are launching home equity lending products. Are you thinking of joining this market?

View Results