Many issuers of jumbo mortgage-backed securities appear to have pulled back from the market due to weak demand from investors. Thus far in 2016, only two jumbo MBS have been issued. At the same point in 2015, eight jumbo deals had been issued. Hatteras Financial issued its first jumbo MBS in December. Last week, officials said the real estate investment trust will reduce its capital allocation to jumbo securitization business this year. “Until the yield curve steepens and ...