New rules for qualified mortgages will add riskier collateral to US RMBS

In this month’s featured segment, Yehudah Forster of the Residential Mortgage-backed Securities team breaks down potential changes to the qualified mortgage rules, and what they mean for the credit quality of future RMBS. Plus, Aaron Johnson and Xhen Pisha draw on our 2021 outlooks to highlight the structured finance asset classes on the bumpiest roads as the economy recovers from a tumultuous 2020.

In this episode:

Yehudah Forster of the Residential Mortgage-backed Securities team breaks down potential changes to the qualified mortgage rules, and what they mean for the credit quality of future RMBS (begins at 4:57)

Featured content:

RMBS – US: New qualified mortgage rules will expand credit box for prime RMBS, increasing risk - The CFPB's new QM rules will allow some riskier loans to qualify, and also result in a non-QM market that is more akin to non-prime
 

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