Silver Point

Thomas J. Monaco

Independent Insight Provider

Silver Point is a boutique research firm that focuses on the broader financial services sector, with a particular focus on troubled institutions globally. 

Asia Ex Japan

Thematic (Sector/Industry)

* Mortgage Servicers:The mortgage servicer of a scheduled remittance must remit funds to the Government Sponsored Entity (GSE) when they are scheduled to be paid rather than when actually collected. In the case where there is a payment shortfall, the mortgage servicer must advance its own funds to cover the delinquent mortgage even if the funds are collected.  * Mortgage Insurers:Insurance is only partly overs the default after the loan becomes delinquent for 90 days. In other words, the mortgage servicer would still need to front the cash shortfall of each mortgage within the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pool. Another factor to consider is this thin capitalization of the mortgage insurers where their credit guarantee may not be worth the paper that its written on.

* Mortgage Servicers:The mortgage servicer of a scheduled remittance must remit funds to the Government Sponsored Entity (GSE) when they are scheduled to be paid rather than when actually collected. In the case where there is a payment shortfall, the mortgage servicer must advance its own funds to cover the delinquent mortgage even if the funds are collected.  * Mortgage Insurers:Insurance is only partly overs the default after the loan becomes delinquent for 90 days. In other words, the mortgage servicer would still need to front the cash shortfall of each mortgage within the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac pool. Another factor to consider is this thin capitalization of the mortgage insurers where their credit guarantee may not be worth the paper that its written on.

United States

Western Asset Mortgage Capital Corp. invests in, finances, and manages primarily residential mortgage-backed securities that are issued or guaranteed by a U.S. Government agency or federally chartered corporation. The Company also invests commercial mortgage-backed and residential mortgage-backed securities guaranteed by the United States Government.

Western Asset Mortgage Capital (WMC US)

Another American Mortgage Tsunami Coming

* Mortgage Servicers:The mortgage servicer of a scheduled remittance must remit funds to the Government Sponsored Entity (GSE) when they are...

Thomas J. Monaco