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June 6, 2024

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Spring Housing Market Boosts Agency MBS in May

The seasonal boost in agency purchase-mortgage business helped spur a hefty increase in correspondent-originated loans in May. Read More

For Sale Once Again: MBS Servicer SPS

Select Portfolio Servicing is one of the largest non-agency MBS servicers in the nation — and it’s on the auction block once again. Read More

Commercial MBS Issuance Rising, Spreads Tighten

Issuance jumped in May and volume year-to-date is well above the level of issuance seen in the first half of 2023. Investor demand has remained strong amid the surge in issuance. Read More

FOMC Members Debate Pace of Portfolio Runoff

Did the Fed jump the gun by deciding to slow the pace of balance sheet reduction without waiting until it approached the point of ample reserves? Read More

Esoteric ABS Issuance Surges as Investors Diversify Portfolios

Esoteric assets such as data centers and HEIs have seen increased investor interest due to higher interest rates. Read More

Banks Seeing Positive Ratings Treatment for CRT

Fitch is allowing ratings for certain CRT issuance from banks to be higher than the rating on the issuer. The deals need various features to receive higher ratings. Read More

Morningstar Calls for Rating Mapping From SEC

The SEC or another federal entity should map credit ratings among competing rating services, similar to efforts by regulators in other countries, according to Morningstar. The firm said rating mapping can help keep competition strong among rating services. Read More

Insurance Companies Slow to Sell Off CMBS Holdings

Researchers show that U.S. insurance companies monitor the riskiness of the assets backing their CMBS bonds but they didn’t sell off significant portions of the portfolios. Read More

Grapevine: Ginnie Multiclass Update, New Fannie Social Disclosure

Ginnie offers new multiclass aggregation options; Fannie increases social bond disclosure; Annaly touts ESG efforts; new nonprofit advocates for greater parity for women in mortgage capital markets. Read More

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