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Deals including some commercial mortgages expected to follow
Deal was priced 6bp tighter than most recent iteration of the asset class
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The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) issued its final capital rule on Wednesday, mandating more capital for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to ensure they exit conservatorship on a ‘sound capital footing’. The agency’s progress towards privatisation could be limited by the likelihood that President-elect Joe Biden will switch out FHFA boss Mark Calabria for a Democratic pick. -
Citi is planning to issue at least two deals a year from its new Dutch buy-to-let RMBS programme, putting the Jubilee deals on par with the bank’s Canada Square shelf in terms of issuance. Citi released an update for the €213m Jubilee Place 2020-1 on Tuesday, guiding the class ‘A’ notes in the 110bp area.
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State regulators announced a set of ‘safety and soundness’ standards for non-bank mortgage servicers, which include higher capital and liquidity requirements. While the new rules are aimed at providing better protections during a stress event, sources argue that states are imposing too harsh a standard on the private, non-deposit taking institutions.
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Kensington Mortgages and Yorkshire Building Society are looking into replacing the Libor benchmark with Sonia plus a spread adjustment for legacy contracts, easing the switch of sterling RMBS bonds while the UK market awaits further guidance from its regulator.
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The European Parliament voted on Tuesday to pass a package of amendments to the securitization framework aimed at freeing up bank balance sheets and increasing lending to the real economy. The so-called "quick fixes" were left largely unchanged, helping the proposals push quickly on to the trilogue process.
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Citi is making its Dutch buy-to-let RMBS debut, with the first deal from its new Jubilee Place shelf, which brings together mortgages from three different originators. A full stack €213m deal is on offer, with the equity pre-placed and Citi holding the retention.
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Fintechs and mortgage lenders are eyeing the incoming administration with trepidation, as president-elect Joe Biden is likely to switch out the leadership of key agencies. While there won’t be drastic changes coming out of Congress, the president has power to remove single agency heads without cause, following a recent decision by the Supreme Court.
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CarVal Investors is bringing its second Spanish RMBS securitization backed by re-performing loans originated by Catalunya Banc, mandating Natwest as arranger and Barclays and Standard Chartered as joint leads to syndicate the remainder of a portfolio it acquired from Blackstone.
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Alpha Bank has received two binding bids for the sale of an NPL portfolio worth around €10.6bn, closing the securitization process via Greece's Hercules guarantee scheme and cleaning its balance sheet to make way for new lending.
