Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie issued a combined $98.03 billion of single-family MBS last month, a 5.1 percent drop from September…

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac reported $6.72 billion in net income during the third quarter, down 3.5 percent from the previous quarter. The government-sponsored enterprises have also been actively whittling down their retained portfolios.

The grand concept behind the single security is that MBS issued by Fannie and Freddie will be fully fungible and interchangeable.

The first move expected is a possible lowering of GSE loan limits...

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Among the nation’s top 20 servicers at Sept. 30, Freedom Mortgage had the largest increase its MSR balances...

On Friday, long-time GSE critic Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-TX, took one more rock to Fannie and Freddie...

One large fixed income investor is working with clients now to make sure they’re prepared to invest in the new single security when it rolls out next summer. Western Asset Management is advising investors to consider aggregating their mortgage concentration and exposure limits for the uniform MBS that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac will issue in the to-be-announced market.

In less than two weeks, the Senate Banking Committee will hold an oversight hearing on controversial pilot programs launched by Fannie and Freddie...

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