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March 29, 2019

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Nonbanks Conquer Larger Share of New Agency MBS

Nonbanks continued to account for a growing share of new issuance in the agency single-family MBS market last year. [Includes one data chart.] Read More

S&P Ranked 1st in 2018 ABS Ratings, DBRS Tops in MBS

The market leaders in rating non-agency MBS and non-mortgage ABS retained their top rankings in 2018. S&P Global was the top rating service in the ABS market, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS market analysis, after rating $142.24 billion of new issuance, an 11.6% percent increase from 2017. [Includes two data charts.] Read More

Trump Orders GSE Reform, Wants Changes at Ginnie, Too

The secondary mortgage market could be in for historic change in the wake of President Trump this week ordering the Treasury Department to end the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and come up with a new paradigm. Read More

Morningstar Sees Potential In Data Center REITs

Investment demand for data-center real estate investment trusts is likely to grow given the expanding demand for technology services, and it will not be risky, Morningstar Credit Ratings said in a new report. Read More

Subprime Auto ABS Delinquencies on the Rise

Delinquencies on subprime auto ABS are rising, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. But S&P Global Ratings said the situation may not be as bad as the Fed suggests. Read More

MBS Players Look to Fill in Blanks on Housing Reform

Industry participants fleshed out details of a housing-finance reform outline at two days of Senate hearings this week. They were divided, though, on whether an overhaul of the government-sponsored enterprises is even necessary, let alone what type of reforms need to be completed. Read More

MFA Working on 2 Non-QM Deals; FGMC Makes a Foray

New York-based real estate investment trust MFA Financial is working on two separate non-QM- related MBS deals that could come to market sometime this spring, according to officials familiar with the transactions. Read More

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