Agency MBS Trading Activity Up in September

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

MBS is the place to be right now with average daily trading volumes at their peaks for the year.

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ABS Players Consider Public Versus Private Issuance

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

SEC is looking to revise disclosure requirements to boost issuance of publicly-registered deals. Investors see some positives in private placements, which might not be easy to replicate in the...

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Investor Demand Helping to Propel Non-Agency MBS

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Non-agency MBS issuance is up sharply this year and is expected to rise again in 2026. Delinquencies on the loans are increasing but investors are counting on cushions from...

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Fed to Shift Balance Sheet Strategy, MBS to Decline

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Beginning in December, the Federal Reserve will adjust its balance sheet strategy and no longer reinvest proceeds from payoffs of agency MBS into more MBS.

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Pennymac Securitizing Owner-Occupied GSE-Eligible Loans

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Pennymac is issuing a non-agency MBS with owner-occupied loans that are eligible for sale to the government-sponsored enterprises.

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GSEs Boost Investments in Agency MBS

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Amid pressure from some lender trade groups, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increased their investments in agency MBS during the third quarter. The move can drive down mortgage rates...

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Feeder Fund Activity With Mortgages Poised for Increase

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Feeder funds can ease the barrier of entry for investors into the residential mortgage loan market. Fitch set new rating criteria for the asset.

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Non-Agency CMBS Surges in 3Q25, Agency MF Steady

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Big increases in securitization of mortgages on office properties, retail and lodging fueled a 30% increase in non-agency CMBS issuance in the third quarter. Agency multifamily MBS volume was...

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Subprime Auto ABS Investors Scrutinize Performance

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Rising delinquencies on auto loans and recent bankruptcy filings by subprime auto lenders may have spooked some ABS investors.

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Mortgage rate cuts keep coming: Advice to borrowers

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Barclays has cut its mortgage rates for the second time in a week and other lenders have announced price reductions. The post Mortgage rate cuts keep coming: Advice to...

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