A big chunk of the gain in auto ABS came at the top of the list.

Most of the downturn was in refinance activity, but GSE acquisitions of purchase-money mortgages also fell slightly last month.

The pipeline of unresolved buyback requests swelled to $876.0 million at the end of March, a 19.6% increase from the previous quarter.

Weber’s resume and that of his team boast stints at Fortress Investment Group and New Residential Investment Corporation...

Freddie Mac noted that, as of the fourth quarter of 2020, the U.S. had a housing supply deficit of 3.8 million units and that between 2018 and 2020, that deficit increased by an astounding 52%.

It's no secret that MSRs can be a volatile asset. But banks continue to dump servicing rights even as they increase in value. A smart move?

When one MBS window closes, another appears...

Looking at Freddie mortgages active as of January, researchers found that nearly 50% of Black homeowners would have saved at least $1,200 a year if they had refinanced while almost 20% would have saved at least double that amount.

Refinances are a rarity among manufactured housing loans, according to the study.