Last week’s announcement by the Federal Home Loan Bank of Atlanta that it would participate in the Mortgage Partnership Finance program, which is managed by the FHLBank of Chicago, “closes the circle” by ensuring that all 12 FHLBanks now are part of a mortgage securitization program, according to an industry observer. …

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in July posted a combined increase in the volume of single-family mortgages they securitized, according to a new Inside The GSEs analysis.Fannie and Freddie issued $57.9 billion in single-family mortgage-backed securities in July, a 12.3 percent increase from June. However, July’s MBS issuance was down 59.0 percent on a year-to-date basis.

In its statement announcing the settlement, BofA stressed, “The claims relate primarily to conduct that occurred at Countrywide and Merrill Lynch prior to Bank of America's acquisition of those entities.”

Most servicing advisors – and stock analysts – continue to believe Ocwen will complete the Wells deal, probably sometime this fall. “Who else is willing to buy it?” said one source.

Servicing advisors told IMFnews that many of the bulk deals they have been seeing of late are $4 billion in size or under.

“I’m wondering how many people buy homes outside of buying them with cash,” Ryan said during the webinar. “To me it’s that serious.”

An agency spokesman told IMFnews that as a “general matter” the CFPB considers transfers significant if they involve at least 5,000 loans.

Fannie and Freddie held a combined $252 billion in Alt A and subprime mortgage assets at the end of June, down 18.3 percent from the second quarter of 2013.

Mystery continues to surround the seller of that $27 billion MSR package...

SIFMA's call for higher guaranty fees might sound like heresy in the mortgage industry, but the trade group clearly wants the non-agency market to revive.