Mortgages have recently performed poorly. However, outlook for relatively stable rates and declining implied volatilities over the intermediate term continue to suggest a modest overweight stance in mortgages. In agency passthroughs, add negative convexity and extend duration vs. benchmarks to pick up yield. Within passthroughs, overweight current- and cusp-coupons. For IO investors, IO and cusp-coupon pass-through combinations offer even better projected return advantages and the potential to benefit from advantageous financing on the passthroughs. TBAs appear compelling versus seasoned issues. In agency CMOs, recommends short, less than two-year in WAL, PACs that offer WAL stability in addition to attractive yields.
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Lendbuzz sells the notes as it juggles mixed performance results from 2023. Originations and revenues saw huge jumps, but so did operating expenses.
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Institutions and their investors are facing pressure from climate activists, cautiously awaiting interest rate cuts and adjusting to new Federal Reserve and FDIC policies.
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After several quarters of slumping investment banking and trading fees, the Charlotte, North Carolina-based company reported a big uptick from that division, which helped compensate for a large decline in net interest income.
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Price guidance was not available on the series 2024-1, the database notes that the series 2024-2 class A notes are expected to price between 63 and 65 basis points over the three-month interpolated yield curve.
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But the number of properties whose mortgage is more than 90 days late is at its lowest since 2006, ICE Mortgage Technology said.
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According to the Federal Reserve Board's latest financial stability report, persistent inflation and policy uncertainty are the primary worries for banks. Survey respondents expressed heightened anxiety over murky policy outlooks due to geopolitical turmoil and rapidly approaching domestic elections.
April 19