For Freddie Mac, 2021 was even more profitable than 2020, but quarterly trends suggest this year will be more normal.

An advisory group of traders and dealers counsels Treasury on what the runoff means for its auction schedule.

Ginnie Mae should develop policies to attract more issuers to maintain its MBS program liquidity, according to Whalen Global Advisors.

Borrowers with loans in various types of MBS and ABS could be stretched as interest rates increase, according to industry analysts. Prepayment rates are also likely to slow.

Prices paid for scratch-and-dent loans are favorable these days, favorable for sellers, that is.

The decision, in a case pitting the CFPB against a student loan securitization trust, opens up the defendants to enforcement actions brought under federal law.

Another way to bet on housing? The securitization of residential equity agreements is in its infancy. Does it have legs? Unison certainly hopes so.

Is it time for non-QM originators to hike the interest rates they charge borrowers? It might be a good idea, that is, if they want to maintain profitability.

Loan payoffs through refinancing and the like declined during the fourth quarter while buyouts plummeted. On an annual basis, loan removals were largely flat. (Includes data chart.)

Mortgage-investing REITs are treading water these days, trying to figure out their futures. A good time for stock repurchases, perhaps?