Some experts think FHFA’s stability capital buffer has helped Freddie surpass Fannie in both loan purchases and securitizations.

The largest mortgage asset exchange will bring trended data to hundreds of lenders and investors.

The final rule will allow lenders to disburse up to 1% of FHA-endorsed multifamily construction loan proceeds before borrower-provided funds are fully exhausted.

The Mortgage Bankers Association said the new early-buyout securitization would provide issuers more liquidity in times of stress.

At yearend, traders and lenders are trying to get a handle on the direction of interest rates, with geopolitical events potentially playing a larger role than originally thought.

Associated Banc-Corp will take a loss in the fourth quarter; Chase packages seasoned jumbos in non-agency MBS; Octane Lending expands ABS issuance; another whole-business ABS from Jersey Mike’s.

Agency single-family MBS issuance rose 7% in November, hitting its highest monthly output in two years. Most of the gain came from continued growth in refinancing, especially rate-term transactions. (Includes two data tables.)

More and more industry insiders believe the Trump administration will attempt to release Fannie and Freddie from conservatorship.

Cardinal Financial issued the first Ginnie Mae MBS backed by VA loans with FICO 10 T credit scores.

The real estate investment trust sees positives in agency MBS despite concerns around the future of the GSEs.