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January 4, 2019

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MBS/ABS Market Ends Year with Lackluster Production

New mortgage- and asset-backed securitiza-tion production totaled $1.504 trillion in 2018, the lowest annual output in five years, an exclusive new analysis by Inside MBS & ABS reveals. [Includes three data charts.] Read More

SIFMA Holds Meeting to Discuss the Future of UMBS

Late last month, the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association held a meeting that could impact the future of the Federal Housing Finance Agency’s single security initiative. Read More

Bonds Rally, Rates Fall; Transaction Tax Fears Rise

The new year has arrived and along with it a bond market rally that’s causing interest rates to fall, sparking hope that first-quarter mortgage originations and securitizations might turn out to be better than anticipated. Read More

Freddie Says Single-Family Rental Program Was a Hit

After having initially been brushed off as unnecessary, a pilot program that allowed Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae to help finance single-family rental activity is now being hailed a success. Read More

New Residential’s Stock Swoon – the Ditech Effect?

Analysts and investors are keeping a close eye on New Residential Investment Corp. these days, not because of bond market and interest rate fluctuations but because of its close ties to ailing Ditech Financial. Read More

E.U. Rules for MBS Investors Could Impact U.S. Issuers

A new regulation set by the European Union for MBS and ABS issuance took effect at the start of the year. Though the rules don’t directly apply to U.S.-based deals, issuers here might have to comply if they want European investors to buy into their bonds. Read More

Ginnie Mae’s Accounting Woes Continued in FY 2018

Ginnie Mae again failed to correct an accounting flaw in its financial statements, prompting the Department of Housing and Ur-ban Development to withhold its opinion on the agency’s 2018 financial statement for the fifth consecutive year. Read More

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