California remained the biggest source of new single-family mortgages for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during 2010, according to a new special report, GSE Market Profile: 2010, from Inside Mortgage Finance Publications. A total of $223.7 billion of home loans on California properties were securitized by the two GSEs, accounting for... [Includes one data chart]

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac processed a surge in mortgage-backed securities issuance during the fourth quarter of 2010, but current indicators suggest the production boom is already fading. The two GSEs issued $331.5 billion in single-family MBS during the final three months of the year, a 32.6 percent increase over the third quarter. It was...[Includes one data chart]