RMBS

The FHFA study on single-family g-fees shows the fees paid by the five largest lenders averaged 26 basis points by yearend 2011.

The continued difficulty of acquiring repossessed, single-family homes to rent on a significant scale makes it unlikely that these assets will be securitized this year.

Whatever the program's intentions, it is wrong to believe that the GSEs would not be financially damaged by the proposed program.

This month ASR tackles a wide range of topics, from thorny issues such as regulations and eminent domain to the delayed onset of securitization of REO-to-rent homes.

MBS prepayment numbers for August are expected to jump, in part because of an increased number of days on which mortgage holders can finalize a refinancing. The market is projected to see the opposite effect in September, which will have fewer such days.

Springleaf has “adequate liquidity” to survive over the next 12 months, and is seeing smaller losses on its business

The Federal Housing Finance Agency Friday morning directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to increase their loan guarantee fees.

The Federal Housing Finance Authority's announcement increasing GSE g-fees by 10 basis points is positive for 30-year MBS, analysts said.

Servicing balances totaled $9.19 trillion at June 30, compared to $8.9 trillion at March 31.

But the GOP statement of principles offers no specifics on how Fannie and Freddie should be “wound down.”