Commercial banks, foreign investors and mortgage REITs all posted big increases in MBS holdings as net new issuance continued to grow and the Fed pared its holdings. (Includes two data charts.)
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Low interest rates, along with better alignment of incentives between issuers and investors, are helping boost demand for securitized assets.
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Market participants are finding it difficult to move away from LIBOR in the absence of an alternative rate and because of document-related issues.
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REITs, which have become key investors in MBS and MSRs, may get another crack at FHLB membership if the Trump administration gets its way. The golden chalice: discount advances available via the borrowing window.
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Experts doubt the non-agency market can pick up the slack of any reduction in the GSEs’ business once the qualified mortgage “patch” expires.
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For the third straight year, in 2018, marketplace lenders held the top spot in the unsecured personal lending space. Meanwhile the share of banks dropped to 28%.
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