Top officials at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac extolled the major improvements made at the two GSEs over their decade in conservatorship, and a key Trump administration official reiterated his view that the gains should be preserved.
Issuance of new securities backed by commercial mortgages fell 4.9 percent from the second to the third quarter of 2018, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS market analysis. [Includes one data chart.]