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October 21, 2021

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Rebound in Vehicle ABS Pulls Market to 3Q21 Gain

Issuance of new ABS through the first nine months of 2021 was up 38% from the same period last year and already the highest annual output since 2007. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

GSE-Eligible Investment-Property Loans Still Going Into Non-Agency

While caps on GSE acquisitions of loans for investment properties were suspended mid-September, non-agency issuers continue to package the loans in their MBS. Three firms entered the sector during October. Read More

Fannie Returns with a CRT After 18-Month Pause

Fannie paused its CRT issuance in 2020 after the FHFA proposed changes to the capital treatment of CRT transactions. Freddie continued to issue deals, but Fannie wasn’t persuaded to return until a proposal by the FHFA in September. Read More

Non-Agency MBS Issuers Recruiting from Rating Services

The non-agency securitization business is hot but maybe it’s too hot? Some market participants contend issuing banks are eyeing the rating services for talent. Read More

Fannie and Freddie CEOs Detail Priorities for the GSEs

Three topics — ESG, COVID and George Floyd — dominated the past year in the mortgage market and will shape the GSEs’ future. Read More

MBS Trading Rises Slightly. Waiting on the Fed…

Investors bought more MBS in September than August if trading numbers are any indication. Meanwhile, all eyes are on the Fed and the question of tapering. Read More

Farmer Mac Issues New Type of Agricultural MBS

The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. has closed its first agricultural MBS, valued at $302.7 million. Read More

Fed’s MBS Purchases Face Scrutiny as Taper Nears

The central bank may reduce its purchase of new agency MBS, but experts say it’s unlikely to allow current holdings to roll off. That reinvestment strategy means the Fed’s post-taper purchases could approach $60 billion in MBS a month. Read More

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