Since 2013, CRT has cost Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac a combined $15 billion, but provided just $50 million in benefits, according to a new FHFA report.

MBS trading is drifting lower in a rising rate environment, but the outlook remains cloudy as mortgage bankers wonder how many more months they have left before refis drain for good. Or will they?

Analysts argue that resolutions plans for the GSEs are purely theoretical devices because the government will never let them fail.

Loans backed by hotel and retail properties, which have been hit particularly hard by the pandemic, will be difficult to refinance, the rating service said.

Also, first-quarter results from Invitation Homes and Americans Homes 4 Rent — the two corporate SFR giants — show an increase in business.

CPRs are headed in the right direction for MSR and MBS investors but for how long? Some forecasters see a rate decline coming in the fall.

Mortgage banking firms have been emulating some of their customers by taking advantage of rock-bottom rates to borrow as much as they can. Should anyone be worried?

It marks the first residential MBS rated by Kroll that aligns with a social bond framework. Fitch Ratings also rated the deal, though the firm appeared to be somewhat less impressed.

Months of improvements in the performance of non-agency MBS stalled earlier this year, though delinquencies resumed a downward trend at the end of March.

Improvements in Collateral Underwriter mean field reviews of appraisals will no longer be required.