Certain members of the U.S. Senate want to see some type of analysis from FHFA on what impact lower loan limits will have on the housing and mortgage markets.

Fannie Mae remains on track to securitize $30 billion in multifamily loans this year, compared with nearly $34 billion in 2012, which would meet the FHFA scorecard target.

Has Paul Reddman given up trying to sell CashCall, the refi specialist? Meanwhile, MBS issuance got whacked in the third quarter.

Redwood Trust and Credit Suisse, the jumbo MBS sector’s two biggest players, slowed their securities issuance during the third quarter.

The Mortgage Bankers Association and other industry trade groups fear that the shutdown will have a growing impact on the housing market, including FHA endorsements.

Moody's, in a new report, notes that Bank of America outsources roughly 25 percent of its “early stage” collection efforts to vendors.

However, if Fannie Mae determines through established delivery or quality-control review processes that any loan has ineligible term or amortization provisions, it will be subject to repurchase.

The general consensus is that despite their conservatorship status, the GSEs are still considered private companies, even though Treasury controls their senior preferred shares.

The U.S. homeownership rate fell to 63.9 percent in 2012, according to figures compiled by the Census Bureau through its “American Community Survey.” In case you’re keeping tabs, it’s the fifth year in a row that the rate has gone south.

Critics contend that jumbo MBS investors don’t have access to mortgage documents.