Interest rates have been falling of late, which is bolstering MBS values. Still, trading volume continues to decline as the year winds down.

Not knowing whether its pooled loans are insured puts Ginnie at increased financial risk, the inspector general’s report said.

With the Fed and banks no longer supporting the MBS market, liquidity depends on small investors and nonbank financial institutions.

New rules from the FHFA require Fannie and Freddie to hold more capital for commingled Supers...

For many homeowners, their current mortgage rate is too valuable (low) to give up...

When times get tough, the smart money starts to find ways to save money any way it can. If you’re SFR REIT Invitation Homes, prepaying an outstanding MBS is one way to go.

The tide may be turning for MBS-gobbling real estate investment trusts. If you’re an investor looking for a buy-low, sell-high trade, this may be it. That is, as long as rates don’t reverse course and head higher. Meanwhile, it’s almost a year since SoFi became an FDIC-insured bank.

Planet Home Lending issued $1.9 billion in Ginnies, ranking fourth overall...

To combat such “churn,” the agency is now advocating changes, including the establishment of a formal Ginnie/VA working group...

Issuance of Ginnie Mae single-family mortgage-backed securities dropped 5.6% in November as refinances hit their lowest level in more than three years. (Includes two data charts.)