The Institutional Risk Analyst

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Interview: Scott Olson of Community Home Lenders of America

The banks have left the government market. Now Ginnie Mae seems bound and determined to drive the IMBs out of government lending as well

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The Fed and Housing

Issuing CMOs via the GSEs could help the FOMC out of its trading mess, but represents a monumental irony.

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Chris Abate: The Return of Private Mortgages

We see a bright future ahead for the private label loan market....

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Update: Rising Interest Rates & Mortgage Servicing

The Fed’s chief concern is keeping the Treasury debt market open and functional. Liquidity includes cash and risk-free collateral...

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The Interview: Nom de Plumber on Forbearance Risk

Sooner or later someone has to eat those forgone cash flow losses....

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Nonbanks Face Labyrinth of Risk from COVID Loans

Given that IMBs now service two-thirds of all 1-4 family residential mortgage loans, the risk to the nonbanks from COVID is growing...

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Jim Parrott on GSE Reform and the Road Ahead

The GSEs will never be worth more than about $250 billion regardless of how much additional taxpayer money is contributed....

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