Mortgage originations held steady despite an uptick in interest rates.

The top contributor to the MBS is ACC Mortgage with a 24.3% share...

The top three banks in MBS holdings: Bank of America, Wells Fargo and Charles Schwab...

At midyear, Wells had $34.5 billion of correspondent acquisitions, ranking third in the channel...

The latest, a $406.1 million security with collateral from Guaranteed Rate, hit the market Tuesday.

The rule has since been suspended. However, recent MBS issuance shows a continuing impact on market behavior.

Production was down in both non-agency CMBS and agency multifamily MBS...

According to the Oakleaf Group, an analytics firm, governing documents for many non-agency MBS don’t include an explanation on how to calculate the fair market value...

Barclays was an active issuer of non-agency MBS in the lead-up to 2008, but the firm hasn't issued a deal with newer loans since then.

Brandon Filson, AOM’s chief financial officer, said the company has the potential to generate returns of roughly 12% to 15% from whole loans...