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PRA and FCA go much further than EU in loosening rules
Liberated issuers will still have to follow European regulations if they want to sell in EU
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The positive track record of the government-sponsored enterprises’ credit risk transfer programmes could result in less urgency among market players to reform Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, according to speakers on a panel at SFIG Vegas.
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Rising home prices are leading to lower rates of mortgage defaults, but an increasing number of borrowers taking out home equity loans could offset strengthening housing fundamentals, said market participants this week.
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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.
