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Citigroup's realty arm is sponsoring a $1.06 billion RMBS of highly seasoned mortgage loans with troubled histories. All of the loans were acquired via a Fannie whole-loan auction.

The price increase illustrates the extent to which federal rescue programs and a supply-demand imbalance have been counterweights to economic pressures from the pandemic.

The insurance company has previously sponsored three securitizations of reperforming/nonperforming loans since 2017.

The Structured Finance Association fears Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin may release the government-sponsored enterprises from conservatorship ahead of the change in administration, and that doing so could disrupt the mortgage-backed securities market.

Coronavirus-related disruptions at retail and hotel properties are fueling a surge in conduit CMBS delinquencies, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Company CEO Michael Nierenberg previously commented the real estate investment trust's parts could be worth more than the whole.

To truly manage risk, banks must invest in more sophisticated modeling, reporting and analytics to track market movements and ultimately maximize profitability, Vice Capital Markets’ Christopher Bennett says.

The move follows a report last year that the government-sponsored enterprise was looking into working with the provider of artificial intelligence-driven credit-risk models.

The Trump administration has moved forward on a plan to privatize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but Joe Biden appointees could take steps to slow or stop their release from conservatorship.