Fannie Supers issuance was up sharply in the first quarter as the Fed finished restructuring its Fannie portfolio. Ginnie led the increase in agency REMIC production. (Includes two data tables.)

The Federal Reserve is allowing its MBS holdings to run off in a predictable manner; Ginnie provides more details on change to buydown policy; Cerberus affiliate issues securitization of closed-end second liens.

First-quarter earnings reports suggest the reduced size of Fannie Mae’s guarantee book of business may be impacting its market share vis a vis Freddie Mac.

loanDepot to issue its 11th mortgage warehouse securitization; Gray Media expands television securitization; Hooters bankruptcy could impact whole-business securitization.

Some economists believe eliminating all GSE MBS would lower rates on Treasury securities and reduce the government’s borrowing costs.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency in recent years has done a better job than Ginnie Mae in interagency planning for a hypothetical nonbank crisis, according to the Government Accountability Office.

The settlement includes $19.4 million in disgorgement of profits the SEC said BMO generated between December 2020 and May 2023 through misleading sales of agency CMOs.

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

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

New capabilities added to Freddie Mac’s basic ML-deal will allow corporate CUSIPs to be converted to municipal CUSIPs without impacting the tax-exempt status of the securities.