A big part of Freddie’s sharp increase in issuance came from the $8.00 billion of seasoned loans the company securitized in July.

Real estate investment trusts that focus on the MBS market saw the value of their holdings slump again during the volatile second quarter of 2015. Top mortgage REITs reported a fair market value of $249.10 billion for their single-family MBS holdings as of the end of June. That was down 5.6 percent from the previous quarter, and it was the group’s lowest MBS portfolio valuation since the fourth quarter of 2011. The decline came...[Includes one data table]

It was the group’s lowest MBS portfolio valuation since the fourth quarter of 2011.

The cover bids on some past Freddie NPL pools have been in the mid-70s to low 80s (on the dollar) as a percentage of the unpaid principal balance.

Emerging eClosing technology may make borrowers a little smarter, according to the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, but it isn’t easy for lenders to implement. A CFPB report on the agency’s eClosing project found that borrowers who participated in the pilot scored slightly higher in a quiz on the closing process than did those who relied on good-old paper. The eClosers were...

A new research paper analyzing the risks and opportunities for disruption in the housing finance system notes that new business models and services make the entire mortgage industry ripe for change. Although the paper by the Collingwood Group notes that disruption is inevitable in any industry, it said it is most predictable in an industry faced with conditions where the current model is too challenging, inefficient, costly and unresponsive to customer and business needs. “With no fundamental changes to origination processes in decades, lost efficiency, growing regulatory hurdles, high costs and low profits, there is...

The sharp increase in purchase-mortgage lending during 2Q helped float the private MI boat higher.

Is the bulk MSR market in the doldrums?

HUD's Neighborhood Watch system is down, but this cabinet level agency has no explanations for the press or public

The private mortgage insurance industry had its best quarter since the housing market crash during the second quarter of 2015, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance ranking and analysis. Private MIs provided insurance on $60.51 billion of new single-family mortgages during the second quarter, a strong 33.7 percent increase over the first three months of the year. It was the biggest three-month output for the industry since the first quarter of 2008. The sharp increase in purchase-mortgage lending during the second quarter helped float...[Includes three data tables]