Tag Archives: MBS

A new analysis gives insights into the factors that have kept HMBS unchanged over the past few months and the challenges that this market segment is likely to face going forward.

Though recent polls show that real estate investment is on the rise, some first-time house flippers are learning the hard way that, as home prices decrease, so do returns.

Find out how much of the Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas's securities portfolio was composed of mortgage-backed securities, and see how the GSEs are moving toward Universal MBS.

While the agency’s outstanding mortgage-backed securities have increased, click through to learn more about its quarterly performance in MBS issuance.

Recent announcements by the GSEs and the FHA are likely to shape the housing market in 2019. But which indicator will have a more immediate effect on homebuyers and sellers?

The much-discussed universal mortgage-backed security is almost here. Click through to learn the latest details, what to expect from this program, and what it could mean for the industry.

Issuance of Ginnie Mae’s mortgage-backed securities continues its upward slope. Click through to learn more.

Natalya Vinokurova, Assistant Professor, at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania spoke to DS News on what she learned from her research on MBS and if the housing market is poised to deal with the next crisis. Editor’s Note: This feature originally appeared in the November issue of DS News.

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.

The FHFA announced a plan to align programs, policies, and practices that affect the prepayment rates of “To-Be-Announced"-eligible mortgage-backed securities. See how the plan intends to maintain and improve the efficiency and liquidity of the secondary mortgage market.