KBRA Releases Commentary: CDFI Loan Levels in Private-Label RMBS Expected to Rise

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Kroll Bond Rating Agency (KBRA) releases its Community Development
Financial Institution (CDFI) Loan Levels in Private-Label RMBS Expected
to Rise commentary. The CDFI program, which dates to the mid-1990s, is
taking on renewed significance as loans originated by CDFI’s are exempt
from the Ability-to-Repay/Qualified Mortgage Rule issued by the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau.

Although the Rule has been in effect since January 2014, CDFI collateral
has only recently attracted the attention of loan aggregators seeking to
include the loans in non-Qualified Mortgage private-label
securitizations. In this commentary, KBRA provides color on the nuances
and potential effects of the CDFI-related collateral in PLS as well as
provides a brief history and background of the CDFI program.

To view the report, please click here.

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KBRA is a full-service credit rating agency registered with the U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission as an NRSRO. In addition, KBRA is
designated as a designated rating organization by the Ontario Securities
Commission for issuers of asset-backed securities to file a short form
prospectus or shelf prospectus. KBRA is also recognized by the National
Association of Insurance Commissioners as a Credit Rating Provider, and
is a certified Credit Rating Agency (CRA) by the European Securities and
Markets Authority (ESMA). Kroll Bond Rating Agency Europe Limited is
registered with ESMA as a CRA.

Contacts

Analytical:

Ed DeVito,
Managing Director
(646) 731-2319
edevito@kbra.com

Jack
Kahan, Senior Managing Director
(646) 731-2486
jkahan@kbra.com