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    Despite sections of the market decamping to Las Vegas for the SFIG Vegas conference, the primary pipeline is still moving in European structured finance, as Swedish non-conforming RMBS Bluestep No. 4 and VW’s UK ABS Driver UK Five both head for pricing on Wednesday.
  • With prudential regulators looking to take the heat out of the UK’s buy-to-let market, and the non-bank segment already crowded, some alternative lenders such as private equity firms are targeting opportunities in nascent markets in Ireland and the Netherlands. David Bell reports.
  • After issuers brought a wave of RMBS deals beyond agency and prime jumbo offerings in 2016, sources say they are expecting "non-traditional" mortgage collateral to drive volume in 2017.
  • A shortage of supply is driving strong demand for UK RMBS transactions, with deals backed by well seasoned mortgages as well as newly originated assets both attracting heavy levels of interest this week.
  • A spike in 10 year US Treasury yields has pushed up mortgage rates and curtailed new mortgage production in 2017, but a slowdown in the trend has observers questioning the direction of the Treasury and mortgage markets under President Donald Trump.
  • Proponents of “green mortgage loans”, lent against energy efficient homes, argue they are less likely to default and deserve a lower risk weighting than conventional mortgage lending. But it’s a long shot, and there are plenty of other ways to promote the market.
  • Swedish non-conforming mortgage lender BlueStep Bank has mandated lead managers for a new euro-denominated Swedish RMBS deal, after meeting investors in January.
  • Kensington Mortgage Company mandated leads for its first RMBS deal of the year on Friday, with the new Finsbury Square transaction including a mortgage prefunding reserve for the first time.
  • Rabobank said on Thursday that its new covered bond programme would be launched in soft bullet format. The bank also plans to shrink its balance sheet with further portfolio sales and securitizations.