Ginnie Mae MBS issuance finally caught up to sharp declines in primary-market originations, while ECM securitization was buoyed by more-seasoned loans.
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The biggest gain was in agency single-family MBS, as several large bank holding companies boosted their trading portfolios by $1 billion or more during the first quarter.
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The Bank Term Funding Program has issued more than $100 billion in outstanding funding tied to agency MBS and Treasury securities held by banks.
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SEC staff are considering revisions to a proposed rule that would prohibit conflicts of interest in the securitization market. But the agency reportedly won’t budge on some portions of the rule.
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The rounding of home prices in HMDA data complicates the calculation of whether loans below the conforming loan limits are more likely to be securitized into agency MBS in areas affected by climate change.
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Most impacted securities have already made the transition from the London Interbank Offered Rate. S&P expects the LIBOR Act will minimize the risk on the remainder.
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The creation of a U.S. sovereign wealth fund could grease the skids for an end to the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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