Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac racked up $25.19 billion in combined net income in 2018, their most profitable year since 2013, when earnings were inflated by accounting rules for deferred tax assets. [Includes one data chart.]
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The overall mortgage securitization rate fell slightly in 2018, with 70.0% of home loans originated in the primary market ending up in MBS pools, according to an Inside MBS & ABS analysis. [Includes one data chart.]
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“HARP is dead, long live High LTV Refinance programs!” That’s the title of a recent report by structured finance analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch on the impact HARP’s replacements will have on the government-sponsored enterprises’ credit-risk transfer programs.
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SoFi’s first consumer loan securitization deal this year will include a higher portion of loans from the company’s lowest credit tier, but rating agencies said the credit quality of the transaction is stronger than its previous consumer loan ABS deals.
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Securitizations backed by oil and gas royalties likely will be issued this year, according to Fitch Ratings. The agency updated its future flow securitization rating criteria last week in anticipation of such ABS issuance.
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The commercial MBS market is expected to stay healthy this year due to sound underwriting standards and strong investor demand, said an analyst.
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Several key issues remain unresolved as the securitization industry attempts to move away from the London Interbank Offered Rate. It’s not clear which parties should enact transitions away from the benchmark rate and, moreover, a replacement hasn’t been developed yet.
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