Freddie Mac issued 84 green single-family mortgage-backed securities in 2021 that save 192,168 million BTUs of energy per year.

Since the beginning of quantitative tightening in June, the Federal Reserve has been able to shed less than 20% of the agency MBS it had planned by this date. 

Secondary market loan pricing depends on market timeframes, roles, pull structures and other esoteric economic components.

Loan modification is easy when interest rates are low, but what does foreclosure mitigation look like when rates soar?

Credit Suisse settles legacy non-agency MBS lawsuit; Fannie and Freddie to publish aligned social disclosures for single-family MBS; bank trade groups seek change in FHFA’s capital treatment relating to access of FHLBs; Ginnie portal to re-open Oct. 25; aviation ABS investors in holding pattern on collateral in Russia.

Agency single-family MBS production continued to erode in the third quarter despite a modest pickup in purchase loans. Meanwhile, issuance fell sharply in the commercial MBS and ABS markets. (Includes three data charts.)

FINRA and the MSRB plan to cut the reporting time for TRACE-eligible trades from 15 minutes to just one.

Both the size and the composition of the portfolios of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac have shifted as the mortgage market slows. (Includes data chart.)

Net interest income in the second quarter was up 28% year over year at Fannie, while investment gains were down 75% at Freddie.

FHFA is working on an alternative to the single counterparty fee, triggered by a controversial provision in the new capital rule, that requires the GSEs to hold capital against one another as counterparties.