Securitization Rate Drifts Lower in 2009 As Conforming Mortgage Pipeline Swells
May 29, 2009
A slightly lower share of mortgages originated in the first quarter of 2009 found their way through to the securities market despite a heavy focus on agency MBS programs as the dominant form of financing home loans. A new Inside MBS & ABS analysis reveals that 76.2 percent of the estimated $455.0 billion of home mortgages originated in the first three months of this... [Includes one chart]