The GSEs combined netted $7.93 billion in fourth-quarter profits on $13.21 billion in net revenue while shrinking their retained mortgage portfolios by $4.45 billion. (Includes data chart.)

Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said the OCC will continue to ensure banks are not used as a vehicle for "rent-a-charter" arrangements.

Ginnie Mae has added a “green status” field to its multifamily MBS disclosures, its first environmental, social and governance disclosure in the multifamily space.

Annaly Capital Management’s net income declined by nearly 20% from the third to the fourth quarter and AGNC Investment took a loss as agency MBS values fluctuated due to actions by the Federal Reserve.

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.