The pencil sharpening represents a 13.8% jump from the $3.4 trillion Fannie predicted just month ago, and 88.8% more than the $2.06 trillion in originations the GSE forecast in January, before the advent of the coronavirus pandemic.

The top three sellers to Fannie and Freddie in August: Quicken Loans, Wells Fargo and United Wholesale Mortgage.

Invesco, which is based in Atlanta, holds the shares on behalf of clients...

A handful of mortgages in the MBS were previously in forbearance due to financial difficulties from the coronavirus.

On Friday, Black Knight issued its relief tally: 3.7 million mortgagors in forbearance as of Sept. 8, down 66,000 units for the week. The data analytics firm noted that 2 million forbearance  plans are set to expire this month.

MBA: The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic had a dramatic and immediate impact on lodging and retail properties, which flowed through to the underlying mortgages...

The MSRs are top heavy with California product at 44%...

However, some lender/servicers stand out with higher retention rates. Quicken is one of them...

MSR values sank over 34% during the first seven months of 2020, according to a July update from Mike Carnes, managing director of MSR valuations at MIAC Analytics.

Mortgage credit supply in August fell to its lowest level in six year, driven by a reduction in supply from both conventional and government segments t, according to a recent tally by the Mortgage Bankers Association.