The use of LIBOR as an index is slated to end in just under 13 months but the benchmark administrator has other ideas. One issue: legacy contracts.

Wall Street’s mind has been put to ease regarding an expedited conservatorship exit for Fannie and Freddie but concerns remain.

Fannie’s new REMIC election for its multifamily MBS will not change their basic structure. The asset will remain as a single-class pass-through security is-sued through a trust agreement.

The increase in the maximum loan limit reflects a 7.42% growth in the seasonally adjusted housing price index in 2020.

Fed by massive originations of agency-eligible mortgages, the securitization rate rose 5.1 percentage points to 80.4% in the third quarter of 2020. That's the highest it's been since 2013. (Includes data chart.)

Led by PFSI and Quicken, some of the nation’s largest nonbanks are entering the Ginnie EBO arena. More to come?

A new White House and a new Treasury secretary means exactly what for Fannie and Freddie? We’re about to find out...

Bank of America led a number of other large banks in the third quarter by buying Fannie and Freddie pass-throughs while reducing its Ginnie MBS holdings. (Includes two data charts.)

It’s not clear why Freddie’s multifamily profits in the third quarter were more than doubled that of its sister company. Fannie’s g-fee was higher and its portfolio larger while Freddie’s MBS issuance spiked in comparison.

MBS traders and investors had a field day in October as trades jumped to a high not seen since earlier in the year. Then there’s the Fed …