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PIMCO Blog Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security Initiative (‘Single Security’): Stop Throwing Good Money After Bad Uniform Mortgage-Backed Security Initiative (‘Single Security’): Stop Throwing Good Money After Bad In our view as investors, the U.S. Federal Housing Finance Agency’s (FHFA) “Single Security” initiative is emblematic of a sunk cost fallacy.
Viewpoints U.S. Housing Finance Reform: Why Fix What Isn’t Broken? U.S. Housing Finance Reform: Why Fix What Isn’t Broken? Conservatorship has been immensely successful, and should be part of the solution.
PIMCO Blog Will Fannie and Freddie Draw From the Treasury? Much Ado About Nothing … Will Fannie and Freddie Draw From the Treasury? Much Ado About Nothing … We believe the policy focus should be on what agency MBS investors really care about: making the government guarantee explicit.
Viewpoints Housing Finance Reform: First Things First Housing Finance Reform: First Things First Why is the U.S. housing sector diminishing when demand for housing remains robust?
Viewpoints Higher Mortgage Rates Are Likely With Proposal of ‘Single Security’ Higher Mortgage Rates Are Likely With Proposal of ‘Single Security’ The Federal Housing Finance Agency’s proposal to increase liquidity and reduce costs to taxpayers could actually lead to reduced liquidity and higher mortgage rates.
Kent Smith Portfolio Manager, Mortgage Credit Share Add Download Print Mr. Smith is an executive vice president and portfolio manager in the Newport Beach office on the mortgage credit team. He is responsible for residential loan investments and focuses on origination and servicing risk, as well as distressed mortgage opportunities. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2008, he was the head of capital markets for First Horizon Home Loans’ and National Bank of Kansas City's non-prime mortgage originations. Previously, Mr. Smith spent 10 years with Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac as a director in credit portfolio management and credit portfolio acquisitions. He has 31 years of investment experience and holds an undergraduate degree from Kansas State University.
