RMBS

Amherst Securities Group (ASG) yesterday released a detailed report that examines recent trends in modification activity in non-agencies.

DBRS has created the position of chief credit officer, Canadian structured finance and appointed Jerry Marriott to this role as of Dec. 1.

Confidence surveys suggest consumer borrowing might be stabilizing as the economy shows signs of recovery, but it remains unlikely to increase in the short run, according to a Moody's Analytics conference call on the outlook for consumer finance.

The Bank of Ireland announced the results of its tender offers targeting all outstanding tranches of the RMBS issued by Kildare Securities Ltd. and Brunel Residential Mortgage Securitization No.1 PLC.

Analysts anticipate little fallout from Standard & Poor's downgrade of Assured Guaranty.

The Federal Housing Administration (FHA) is considering raising insurance premiums on loans above $625,500, according to HUD secretary Shaun Donovan.

For several months Fannie Mae has insisted that it's not in the servicing business, but a recent 10-Q filing by the government-owned GSE reveals that it agreed to buy $74 billion of MSRs from Bank of America in the third quarter. No purchase price was disclosed.

New York Mortgage Trust (NYMT) said it plans to use the net proceeds from its recently priced common stock public offering to acquire certain of the company's target assets, including multifamily CMBS.

Massachusetts on Thursday sued the nation's five largest residential servicers, alleging their foreclosure practices were unlawful and deceptive.

For the week ending Dec. 1, mortgage rates were little changed as reported by Freddie Mac's weekly survey.