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November 22, 2017

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Banks Continued to Add to Residential MBS Holdings During 3Q17, Giants Account for Most of the Gain

Commercial banks and savings institutions boosted their holdings of residential MBS to a record $1.839 trillion during the third quarter, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS ranking and analysis. Read More

Non-QMs Gain Traction in Non-Agency MBS As Chase Joins Nonbanks in Offering Such Deals

More than three years after standards for qualified mortgages took effect, investors in the non-agency MBS market appear to be getting more comfortable with products that fall outside its bounda-ries. JPMorgan Chase is preparing to issue a large MBS backed by non-QMs that’s similar to deals from several nonbank issuers. Read More

With Kittle Backing Away from Top Ginnie Post, Acting Pres. Michael Bright May Be Next Choice

Ginnie Mae has been without a permanent president for roughly 10 months now, but so far inves-tors don’t seem to be balking at buying agency MBS. But that doesn’t mean the market – as well as stakeholders – aren’t getting nervous about the situation. Read More

Consumer Leverage Increasing for Borrowers Backing MBS and ABS, but Systemic Risks Appear Contained

Consumer debt reached a new high at the end of the third quarter of 2017, surpassing levels seen in the run-up to the financial crisis and prompting concerns about the systemic risk to MBS and ABS investors posed by consumer leverage. Read More

Walter’s Chapter 11 Reorganization Plan Not Likely To Affect Ditech-Serviced MBS, Say Fitch Analysts

Walter Investment Management Corp.’s planned Chapter 11 reorganization is not likely to affect the credit ratings of MBS backed by loans serviced by its subsidiary Ditech Financial, according to an analysis by Fitch Ratings. Read More

Auto ABS Sector Fundamentals are Getting Better Post-Hurricane, Analysts Conclude

Industry fundamentals in the auto ABS sector are improving in the wake of the hurricanes, ac-cording to a report by a pair of analysts at Wells Fargo Securities. Read More

Fannie, Freddie Ready to Return to Multifamily Tax-Credit Market After 10-Year Absence

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have been approved to once again participate in the low income housing tax credit program aimed at affordable rental housing, but their share will be limited as to not impede on the private market. Read More

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