It’s here: A mortgage-backed security, 15-years in duration, that pays investors a note rate of 1.5%. Would you lock up your money for that long? You may not have a choice.

In the first half of 2020, Freddie priced 28 deals totaling $20.73 billion. So far in the third quarter, it has already brought 10 and has 13 transactions on its calendar through September.

Ginnie Mae’s online portal will be the sole avenue to access all its systems, including GinnieNET and GMEP, from Dec. 1.

Where are all the Ginnie Mae applicants? The waiting list has dwindled to a trickle. Reason: The pandemic and related issues.

Former Ginnie President and current PennyMac Director Ted Tozer thinks so.

The average daily trading volume in MBS continues to head south as new creation proliferates and investors worry about the Dow blowing up again.

There’s nothing wrong with buying delinquent mortgages out of Ginnie pools, but some issuers may have been getting too greedy during the pandemic.

The CRT market is showing signs of post-pandemic recovery. But Freddie Mac’s former CEO believes the re-proposed capital rule for the GSEs could make the whole CRT program pointless.

A COVID-19 infection in the Dallas office of document custodian BNY Mellon is causing MBS transactions to backup.

New Residential is coming to market with a security backed by Fannie Mae MSRs. As for the cost of the paper, details were sketchy.