PSA Standard Prepayment Model: A Guide for Investors in MBS

The PSA Standard Prepayment Model forecasts the prepayment risk in mortgage-backed securities, helping investors understand ...
CNN

Black Knight Launches AFT Multifamily Model to Support Accuracy in Quantifying Prepayment and Credit Risk in Agency Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS)

JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Feb. 24, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, Black Knight, Inc. (NYSE:BKI) announced the launch of the AFT Multifamily Model, designed to assist fixed-income capital market analysts, ...
Forbes

Thinking About Prepaying Your Mortgage? Think Again

“We’re thinking about paying off the mortgage on our house,” said my client in a recent meeting. This family also wants to pay for both their children to attend college, so their desire to use surplus ...
Seeking Alpha

Dynex Capital: Positioned For Wide Spreads And Low Prepays

Agency MBS spreads remain historically wide, offering unusually high risk-adjusted yields despite low prepayment risk. The embedded option premium in RMBS spreads provides a persistent, systematic ...
AOL

Prepayment Penalty: What It Is and How It Works

You would think a lending institution would be happy to get its money back early, but that’s not always the case. Believe it or not, you can be charged a prepayment penalty for paying off a personal ...