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Volume 2008 - Number 20 | May 16, 2008
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MBS Investor Profile Has Changed Radically in Credit Crisis Environment: Back to Basics Investing?
While it is no secret that traditional investors in mortgage securities have virtually abandoned the non-agency market and even curtailed purchases in the agency sector, less visible is the radical – if not fundamental – restructuring of the MBS investor...


Wells Fargo Was Top Agency MBS Issuer In April as Production Volume Surges
Issuance of new MBS backed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae continued to gather momentum in April, paced by substantial increases in production by the top two mortgage banking operations in the business. Wells Fargo issued a total... [Includes one chart]


Proposed Enhancements to MBS Ratings Process By Moody’s Met with Criticism from All Sides
MBS issuers and servicers are raising concerns about the cost of complying with new rating standards and procedures proposed by Moody’s Investors Service, but it’s clear that investors are going to demand significant reform before they come back to the...


Senate Takes Up GSE Reform Legislation After House Approves Omnibus Mortgage Relief Plan
The mortgage business and financial markets have changed radically over the past year, but a draft bill to revamp government oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac finally being taken up this week in the Senate closely parallels legislation that was approved...


Freddie, OFHEO Clear Way for Additional Capital; Still No ABS Write-Downs Taken, and None Imminent
Freddie Mac drastically cut its losses in the first quarter, while the government-sponsored enterprise and its regulator put into motion steps to keep up the company’s capital reserves under continuing severe conditions in the housing market. This week, the...


Lawmakers, Analysts Ponder Credit Crisis And How Best to Prevent Another One
Some members of Congress are worried that recent indications the nation’s credit crisis might have finally bottomed out are already dulling the sense of urgency they believe should be motivating policymakers to take the steps necessary to avoid...


Both GSEs Rely More on MBS Guaranty Business, Less on Retained Investments
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have each worked to put more emphasis on their MBS guaranty programs as a source of new revenue, rather than their retained investment portfolios, and the results of those strategies are becoming clearer in their recent...

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