MBS

Moderate leverage is one example of cleaner credit, as the current collateral pool's original loan-to-value (LTV) ratio is 69.1%, down from 71.7% on the 2024-NQM1 series.

Originators applied bank statement, full documentation and profit and loss documentation in their underwriting.

The deal is composed of 11,547 seasoned performing and reperforming loans that are first and second lien. Loan servicing includes a 180-day chargeoff feature.

Second-lien loans make up virtually the entire pool, which carries some risk of poor recovery rates. Yet 78% of the pool is also considered safe-harbor mortgages.

Now the structured mortgage securities are cheap enough that CLO investors are watching them more closely, according to strategists and investors.

Excess cash flow will pay timely interest and protect against realized losses in the rated certificates before being paid out to the class X notes.

Small-balance commercial mortgages, SBA 504 and investor loans, all first-lien, make up the collateral pool.

Lenders and developers are now working their contacts in Washington to try to protect Ginnie Mae.

Stability in mortgage rates may be key to unlocking pent-up demand during the upcoming spring homebuying season, but with loans still expensive and prices continuing to rise, affordability remains a hurdle.

The proposal is one of several that aims to address difficulties managing early buyouts from mortgage-backed securities pools.