A few weeks back, Caliber CEO Sanjiv Das was part of an online panel on affordable housing. The other panelists: former President Bill Clinton and Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms...

Among the top five agency MBS issuers for the 30-day period, just one was a depository: Wells Fargo at number three.

MBA's Marina Walsh: “Soaring production revenues – led by strong secondary marketing gains – drove these results and more than offset an increase in production expenses.” 

Quicken Loans is the top contributor to the new Morgan MBS, accounting for 36.3% of the collateral.

UWM reported a 69.2% jump in refi volume, while PennyMac, Freedom Mortgage, loanDepot, Mr. Cooper Group and NewRez all increased their market share as well.

Guild's GOS: 562 basis points for the third quarter compared to 502 for the first half...

But the stratagem comes with costs. According to FHFA estimates, Fannie and Freddie will face between $1.1 billion and $1.7 billion in additional charges due to the extension. That’s on top of the estimated $6 billion the two have already incurred.

Ginnie Mae single-family MBS issuance fell slightly from October but remained at near record levels. All told, the three agencies pumped out nearly $355 billion last month, a 5% gain from October.

The FHFA's capital requirements for the GSEs don't exactly favor CRT transactions but the Biden administration is expected to encourage the deals.