For the most part, the uniform MBS 2.0 (Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac) remains the industry’s benchmark as lenders continue to produce new loans —and MBS — at a decent clip but under a cloud of lower profit margins.

Fun fact: The top three "'mREITs" all reported declines in their MBS portfolios. AGNC Investment held the top ranking...

Restrictions placed on the GSEs earlier this year by their regulator are prompting loan aggregators and lenders to sell agency-eligible mortgages for investment properties into the non-agency market.

The credit line, in the form of a master repurchase agreement, was signed on Aug. 20 and expires Sept. 27.

In a recent advisory bulletin, the regulator directed the FHLBs to limit the size of their exposure to CMBS issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and to ensure proper diversification of their portfolios.

The FHLBanks’ poor performance has been largely driven by plummeting asset levels.

Year-over-year, Bank of America increased its MBS holdings by a stunning 82.5%.

Third-party due diligence reviewers are swamped.

GSE securitization of investment-property mortgages fell by 33% on a sequential basis in the second quarter, while overall single-family GSE activity was down only 5%.

The issuance is the first of the year from Goldman with GSE-eligible mortgages for investment properties.