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 …

The announcement comes just a week after Fannie reported a similar error. However, in Freddie’s case, the prepayments only impacted nine pools.

The two GSEs agree that a proposed capital rule would diminish the benefit of credit-risk transfers, but Freddie plans to stay in the market under the current regime. (Includes data chart.)

Freddie has issued several securities backed by re-performing loans during the pandemic. However: Are these loans still protected by the FHFA’s moratorium on foreclosures?

Fannie and Freddie both reported declines in the most severe category of delinquency, but Ginnie's rate was slightly higher in October. (Includes data chart.)

The top officer of Ginnie Mae announced his resignation this week as the nation gets ready for a new occupant in the White House. A successor? Not yet.

Issuance of single-family agency MBS is on track to top $3 trillion this year, with Fannie and Freddie doing most of the heavy lifting. (Includes two data charts.)

The enterprise said 544 loans from uniform MBS pools and 677 loans from mega/super pools were erroneously liquidated due to a servicer’s error. Investors in the securities have the option to pursue claims.

Now that we may have a new president (or maybe not), the jockeying has begun for the top posts at HUD, Ginnie Mae and elsewhere.

While Fannie began accepting single-family SOFR-indexed ARMs in Au-gust, it stopped taking LIBOR-indexed mortgages at the end of September. By the end of the year, the enterprise will no longer issue LIBOR-linked MBS.