Agency MBS Issuance Plummets in February as Refinance Retreat Saps Mortgage Originations
March 4, 2011
New production of agency MBS fell sharply in February, sinking to its lowest level since the refinance rally of the second half of 2010 began to gather steam last summer. A total of $108.3 billion of agency MBS were issued last month, down 20.5 percent from January’s production volume, according to a new ranking and analysis by Inside MBS & ABS. That was...[Includes one data chart]