After FHFA finishes a review of the Federal Home Loan Bank system, the agency will issue at least one proposed rule with reforms.

REITs that invest in MBS likely have been getting margin-called from repo lenders.

Banks and thrifts held $44.06 billion of mortgages for sale as of the end of June, up 8.1% from the end of March.

Rate locks were down across mortgage products in September, including a large drop in cash-out refis.

Chase increased the agency MBS in its trading accounts by $11.20 billion during the second quarter, boosting its total to $86.52 billion.

GSE-related buybacks increased by 2.3% on a quarterly basis.

In the conventional-conforming sector, the securitization rate rose to 71.4% from 68.8% as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac churned out new MBS faster than the market was making new loans.

Fitch and DBRS weathered the sharp drop in rated non-agency MBS issuance better than their competitors.

Mortgage investors, lenders and borrowers could all benefit from ICE's acquisition of Black Knight, according to leaders at ICE.

Interest rates on mortgages hit a level last seen in 2000.