In this issue we will determine the value and examine some risk scenarios with an actual MSR portfolio utilizing the ASE, consider some of the implications to managing MSR risk through hedging, and discuss how ASE can be used to gain a more precise and nuanced understanding of a portfolio’s underlying risks.
In this issue of Servicing Insights, we will describe our methodology of determining MSR values and quantifying and monitoring MSR risk. Our approach to modeling the different market interest rates is to statistically model a set of structural relationships between the interest rates, as well as other variables which cause them to change.
We are proud to introduce our latest whitepaper, What Caused the Lender Profit Margin Compression? by Bill Berliner, for those who are interested in diving into MCT client and market data. We’ll discuss lender competition, decreasing volumes, increased interest rates, and weakening of relative pricing of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) as contributors.
Expanding a lender’s pipelines of long-term locks allows them to access new sources of production a grow their businesses. This whitepaper will address MCT’s approach to conceptualizing the different risks associated with long-term locks and then hedging the exposure by using TBA forward contracts and/or exchange-traded options.
Explore why hedging MSRs is practiced and what significant risks and costs can be accrued by not hedging MSRs. By busting the common myths and bringing this complex topic down to earth, we hope to equip the reader with the confidence needed to take the first step for their own business. Use the Hedging Barometer tool to know if you should hedge MSRs and when is the best time to begin.
