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Inside MBS & ABS

April 3, 2025

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Structured Finance Issuance Off to a Wobbly Start in 2025

Issuance of new residential MBS, commercial MBS and ABS in early 2025 declined about 9% from the fourth quarter, although most sectors were up compared to a year ago. Monthly trends in March were mixed. (Includes three data tables.) Read More

Rocket, Mr. Cooper Deal Expected to Drive Prepayments Higher

Rocket is set to acquire Mr. Cooper, the second-largest servicer of loans in agency MBS. Rocket, which has a significantly high recapture rate, plans to boost retention efforts on Mr. Cooper’s portfolio. Read More

Members of Congress Press Powell on Securitization

Reps. Ann Wagner, R-MO, and Brad Sherman, D-CA, raised concerns of the securitization industry with Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. They aim to influence a proposal to implement changes to capital requirements for large banks. Read More

Not Much Relief for High Mortgage Rates

The yield on the benchmark 10-year Treasury has fallen in recent weeks but primary mortgage rates haven’t moved in lockstep. Read More

Non-Agency MBS Issuance With Seasoned Loans Picks Up

An affiliate of Balbec Capital brought three deals in March alone with another set to begin marketing shortly. Goldman Sachs and Citi also issued non-agency MBS with reperforming loans. Read More

MBS Guarantee a Stumbling Block for GSE Reform

GSE watchers believe that, to appropriately compensate the taxpayer for their government guarantee, Fannie and Freddie would have to pay a commitment fee as high as $46 billion a year. Read More

Switch Lights Up CMBS and ABS Data Center Issuance

Switch’s CMBS is the second-largest securitization ever completed in the data center securities space. Read More

Grapevine: Mortgage Warehouse Deal; Television Securitization

loanDepot to issue its 11th mortgage warehouse securitization; Gray Media expands television securitization; Hooters bankruptcy could impact whole-business securitization. Read More

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