The share of mortgages in forbearance increased from 0.34% as of the end of September to 0.47% at the end of October, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

If Calabria is tapped for the FHFA job again, more of the same can be expected: higher capital requirements, increased fees and a smaller GSE footprint.

Government mortgage insurance programs captured most of the primary MI gain in the third quarter.

AGMIT acquired $136.9 million of home equity loans in the third quarter and has committed to purchasing another $200 million in loans over the next several months.

Fannie Mae had the biggest monthly gain in total production among the three agencies, which raised its share of agency MBS issuance in October two percentage points to 27.3%.

Some $30.44 billion of multifamily loans went into commercial MBS issuance in the third quarter, a 46.1% increase from the second quarter.

A business-friendly CFPB, higher insurance premiums for FHA borrowers and an exit from conservatorship for the GSEs are all possibilities.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac had $182.3 billion in mortgage holdings (measuring mortgage-backed securities and loans) at the end of the third quarter.

Non-agency MBS is offering better execution, in some instances, than the GSEs for investment-property mortgages.

Sam Khater, chief economist at Freddie Mac, suggested that interest rates on mortgages could level off soon.