Countrywide Financial Remains Top Issuer in Alt A MBS Market, RFC Moves Into Second
August 1, 2003
Countrywide Financial remained the top issuer in the Alternative A MBS market through the first six months of 2003, with $6.9 billion in issuance. Countrywide’s year-to-date issuance was up 86 percent from the first six months of 2002, more than double the 41 percent growth rate in Alt A MBS issuance overall. The company claimed a 20.4 percent market share at