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 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.

Various announcements by Ginnie, FHFA and the GSEs helped investors in MSRs get more comfortable in recent months. Meanwhile, use of Ginnie’s PTAP financing option remains minimal.

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.

MBS trading slowed in September but market volatility returned this week, portending dicey conditions in the weeks ahead.

The nation’s two largest MBS-investing REITs reported higher-than-expected earnings per share for the third quarter. Annaly even declared a quarterly common dividend of $0.22 per unit.

When it comes to Ginnie Mae buyouts, you need to spend money to make money. Just ask Wells Fargo.

FHFA Director Mark Calabria hopes to finalize the GSE capital rule before yearend. But the proposal is so controversial that many industry watchers said it most likely won’t survive a change in administration.

Accelerating delinquencies and forbearance claims have yet to cause a liquidity crisis for Ginnie Mae issuers. How can that be? Funny you ask...