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March 20, 2025

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Non-Agency Market Paced 2024 Growth in MBS Supply

U.S. depository institutions remained key players supporting the MBS market, but their combined holdings declined in the fourth quarter. Mutual funds and life insurers picked up the slack. (Includes three data tables.) Read More

Shareholders May Regret Pulte Board Gambit

Analysts worry that FHFA’s more hands-on intervention in GSE management may hint at the return of the net worth sweep and the dashing of any hopes of an end to the conservatorships. Read More

Trade War Involving Agency MBS a Possibility

Nothing like a good trade war to drive down MBS values and cause interest rates to rise. Yes, some mortgage investors are nervous. Overblown? We’ll find out. Read More

HECM Lenders Waiting on Ginnie for HMBS 2.0

HECM loan issuers are uncertain of the timeline for Ginnie to implement HMBS 2.0 amid agency-wide staffing cuts, but are confident it retained some degree of primacy on the agency’s to-do list. Read More

GSA Lease Terminations Touch Few CMBS Thus Far

The nearly 800 lease terminations announced by the General Services Administration in the past 30 days have been linked to 64 commercial MBS. And some terminations have been reinstated. Read More

Maryland Licensing Bill Passes Key Hurdle in Senate

A bill that would exclude mortgage trustees from new Maryland licensing requirements passed a state senate committee vote. Read More

GSE Shareholder Suit Nears End — Maybe

Plaintiffs in Berkley Insurance v. FHFA may finally receive a $612.4 million jury award granted in August 2023. Read More

PVOne Issues it First Tax-Lien ABS Since 2023

A new securitization includes $51.8 million of real estate tax liens primarily for residential and commercial properties. Read More

Grapevine: Federal Reserve Adjusts Balance Sheet Runoff; Annaly Aggregating HELOCs

Fed reduces redemption cap for Treasury securities, allows agency MBS runoff to proceed; Annaly to issue securitization with HELOCs; non-agency MBS term financing transaction from PIMCO. Read More

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