Kin Insurance Sees Strong Demand for Catastrophe Bond

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Kin Insurance issued a $335 million catastrophe bond last week, its largest offering to date.

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GSEs Increase CRT Issuance in 1Q Despite Headwinds

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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac each issued two CRT transactions during the first quarter of 2026, including deals in March amid broader economic volatility. (Includes data table.)

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Issuers Filling Non-Agency MBS With Called Loans

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Non-agency MBS stocked with loans called from previous issuance could provide attractive opportunities for investors, according to Goldman Sachs.

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Oppenheimer Settles With FINRA Over CMO Mislabeling

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

For two decades, the global investment firm allegedly mislabeled collateralized mortgage obligations issued by private entities as government or corporate bonds.

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CMBS Issuance Stumbles in 1Q as Agency Sags

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Issuance of non-agency CMBS was up 13% from the fourth quarter to $41 billion, including big gains in retail, office and multifamily. But agency multifamily MBS production fell 22%....

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Onity Cuts Size of MSR Deal With FoA on Ginnie Direction

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Onity revised the terms of its sale of home equity conversion mortgage servicing rights to Finance of America Reverse after receiving feedback from Ginnie Mae.

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Newrez debuts Rezi Mortgage Assistant in ChatGPT for lender-specific guidance

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Newrez launches Rezi Mortgage Assistant in ChatGPT, delivering lender-specific mortgage guidance as more consumers turn to AI for financial advice.

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Reverse mortgage vet Bruce Simmons on success in sales: ‘What is my why?’

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Bruce Simmons talked about reverse mortgage sales habits, goal setting, time blocking and why 80% of sales need at least five follow-ups.

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A tale of two M&As: DFH’s hostile bid sharpens homebuilder tiers

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While Wall Street waits to see if and when Dream Finders Homes returns with a sweeter bid after Beazer Homes’ board rejected its third unsolicited takeover proposal, another provocative...

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Why a 2008 housing crash can’t happen again

By: ameer@trustedteam.com

Housing credit changed after 2005 bankruptcy reform and the qualified mortgage rule, limiting leverage and curbing ARM-era risk.

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