Prices were up 5.6% on an annual basis in August, according to FHFA.

For the first nine months of 2023, the market was down 43.1% from a year ago...

Sales of agency MBS holdings by banks are driving prices down, a reduction in portfolio lending by banks is helping to spur ABS issuance and the CMBS market is waiting for banks to take write-downs on commercial loans.

"Higher for longer" is beginning to sink in.

After generating a $161.2 million profit in the second quarter, Annaly took a $569.1 million loss in the third quarter.

Fannie Mae was still providing COVID relief to $61.98 billion in loans at the end of the third quarter.

VantgeScore suggests that many consumers characterized as "dormant" are actually infrequent users of credit.

Vehicle and consumer loan sectors help drive ABS issuance in third quarter of 2023.

Banks don't have much appetite for agency MBS and whole loan bids can be stronger than execution via non-agency MBS.

Expanded-credit MBS picks up in the third quarter thanks to originations by Acra Lending and CrossCountry Mortgage.