The Fed will reduce its purchases of agency MBS more quickly than initially planned; the Senate confirmed Alanna McCargo as Ginnie Mae’s president; Parthenon Capital Partners will acquire a majority stake in Kroll Bond Rating Agency; KBRA raises concerns about non-agency MBS due diligence sampling practices; United Wholesale offers its first non-agency jumbo MBS.

The Fed could end its stimulus-related purchases of agency MBS by the middle of 2022; S&P official provides an example of just how conservative rating services can be when assessing non-agency MBS and ABS.

Refinance business continue to drop sharply at both GSEs, but Freddie recorded a solid gain in purchase-loan acquisitions. (Includes two data charts.)

Refinance loans accounted for less than half of the collateral securitized in agency MBS in July for the first time in nearly two years. (Includes two data charts.)

Why compete against the Fed for agency MBS? Sometimes, shrinking is a better strategy, which is what the mega "mREITs" are doing.

Freddie Mac’s first-quarter earnings report indicates the heady days of 2020 have continued into the new year.

Overnight repo rates are exceptionally low and even dipped below zero, helping to reduce funding costs for investments in agency MBS.

The nation's largest home lender touts the quick sale of mortgages to Fannie and Freddie as a selling point for its IPO.

In the five weeks since March 16, the Fed has purchased a net of $486 billion in agency MBS.