Compared to 2011, g-fees (which include LLPAs) have increased a whopping 126 percent.

Freddie purchased $91 billion of home mortgages from its seller/servicers in 2Q16, a handsome 31.8 percent improvement from the prior period.

An estimated $46 billion in ARMs were originated in the first quarter of 2016, down 2.1 percent from the previous quarter…

In the past, the FHFA has shot down a couple of program myths and emphasized that being significantly underwater doesn’t disqualify borrowers from using HARP…

Investors in Freddie (and Fannie Mae) common and preferred who bought their shares as a speculative investment are still wondering: Hey, when do we get some of that money?

Refinancing has been heavy this year. Ginnie MBS outstanding at the end of 2015 lost $99.51 billion of FHA loans through the first six months of 2016.

According to KBR, falling rates trimmed MSR values by roughly 6 percent.

Conduit deals issued in the second half of this year will benefit the most from spread tightening…

Next week, the GSEs will release 2Q results and all eyes will be on the line item that reveals the net gain or loss from their derivatives, the instruments the two use to hedge their MBS positions.

Impac said that while it sells production, it is now retaining more than 80.0 percent of its mortgage servicing rights.