Mortgage Capital Trading, Inc. announced that it is incorporating the company’s patent-pending geocoding technology into its whole loan trading platform in order to shield borrower addresses from being shared with non-buying entities throughout the whole loan bidding process.
Read More »MBS Trends Are Changing
A new report found that Ginnie Mae’s bank and thrift holdings of agency mortgage-backed securities pass-throughs fell for the first time in Q1 2018, then again in Q2. Here’s what this decline could mean for the MBS market.
Read More »The Week Ahead: Gearing Up for Mid-Terms
The upcoming midterm elections could alter the course of the housing industry. Here's what else is happening in the week ahead.
Read More »Just How Much Credit Risk Are the GSEs Transferring?
An FHFA report crunched the numbers since the GSEs initiated their CRT programs in 2013, and here’s what it revealed.
Read More »Fannie’s Innovation in Credit Risk Transfer
Here’s how Fannie Mae’s pricing of its inaugural Connecticut Avenue Securities aims to reduce the risks in the secondary mortgage market.
Read More »Ten Years of Transformation
Freddie Mac reported strong and stable third-quarter earnings. Here are the factors that have driven the GSE’s growth during its decade under conservatorship.
Read More »Don’t Worry About Cash-out Refis Just Yet
An analysis comparing the cash-out refinance trends today with those prior to the last financial crisis revealed why you shouldn’t be alarmed by the rise of these products.
Read More »A Comeback With A Twist
The RMBS market has picked up substantially over the past two years, but here’s how today’s transactions look a little different from those of the past.
Read More »Déjà Vu All Over Again
A new analysis indicates that the GSEs are increasing their leverage to maintain mortgage activity levels. How is this trend impacting the risks associated with mortgage defaults?
Read More »Nomura Settles RMBS Suit With DoJ
Nomura, the Tokyo-based bank, is the last in a string of financial institutions to settle with the Department of Justice for fraudulent activities involving selling mortgage-backed securities leading up to the Great Recession of 2008.
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