Commercial banks and savings institutions added to their holdings of non-mortgage ABS during the second quarter but still play a relatively minor role in the market. [Includes two charts.]
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The uniformity once seen across rating services in their assessments of specific tranches of residential MBS has become a lot less common in recent years. The trend prompted Fitch Ratings to raise concerns about “rating inflation,” as competitors have at times been more lenient in their assessments.
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency this week stopped Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac from financing corporate landlords that buy single-family rental properties – sometimes in bulk – declaring that SFR operators do not need the “liquidity provided by the enterprises.”
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Another piece of the regulatory jigsaw puzzle fell into place this week for the complex effort to create a uniform MBS for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to issue in the to-be-announced market.
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continued to report declining balances in their retained mortgage portfolios during the second quarter – with a few wrinkles. [Includes one chart.]
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The securitization and mortgage banking industries heaved a collective sigh of relief after aMaryland appeals court ruled earlier this month that state licensing requirements do not apply to “foreign” statutory trusts.
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The Australian-based Computershare Limited – a behind-the-scenes player worldwide in stock registration and trades – has agreed to purchase LenderLive Network, a mortgage fulfillment and secondary marketing vendor, for an undisclosed sum.
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Coworking is playing a more significant role in commercial real estate, posing new challenges to underwriting and valuation standards for the commercial MBS, rating services said.
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