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UK lender has placed €1.5bn of Dutch prime RMBS paper this year, doubling its annual issuance
Dutch mortgage provider launches its second public RMBS of the year
Newcastle is marketing a prime RMBS, while Enra offers a first charge non-conforming RMBS
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Bullish talk from the Federal Reserve on interest rate hikes points to a “live meeting” in March, raising concerns about the supply of mortgage-backed securitization (MBS).
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Fitch Ratings weighed in on the increasingly tense debate about the spread of weighted average coupon caps in European securitization, publishing a note on Friday that cautioned investors about the structures but acknowledged that they helped deals get higher ratings with less collateral. -
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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Swedish non-conforming mortgage lender BlueStep Bank has mandated lead managers for a new euro-denominated Swedish RMBS deal, after meeting investors in January.
