MP’s McNamara expects big reversal in CMBX6 rally, BB tranche to end at price in 20s

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Lord Abbett's Harris Trifon on his brightening CMBS outlook, why it's hard to make a bear case for the sizzling resi market, and "bad" bonds.

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In this episode, Moody’s Investors Service analysts Ola Hannoun-Costa and Yehudah Forster detail their findings on the performance of non-agency, SFR and CRT reference pool loans since the pandemic hit, and muse about what’s to come in 2021. Forster discusses the CFPB’s new QM rule.

In this episode, Leland Abrams, the CIO of Wynkoop LLC and a lead portfolio manager for the Catalyst Enhanced Income Strategy Fund discusses some of his favorite themes within the legacy non-agency mortgage bond market and his outlook for 2021. Housing fundamentals should be fine, but be aware of bond structure and Libor cessation, he says.

In this episode, Eric Kaplan, who heads the housing finance program at the Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets, lays down his agenda in another role, the leader of the Fixed Income Investors Network’s mortgage task force. He also discusses upcoming changes to the QM rule and the impact that’ll have for non-agency investors.