Now that we may have a new president (or maybe not), the jockeying has begun for the top posts at HUD, Ginnie Mae and elsewhere.

MBS trading slowed in September but market volatility returned this week, portending dicey conditions in the weeks ahead.

The nation’s two largest MBS-investing REITs reported higher-than-expected earnings per share for the third quarter. Annaly even declared a quarterly common dividend of $0.22 per unit.

When it comes to Ginnie Mae buyouts, you need to spend money to make money. Just ask Wells Fargo.

Freedom Mortgage isn’t likely to go public this year but it’s tapping the debt market once again. Fitch weighs in.

Nonbanks in the process of making their public debuts note that the refi boom (probably) won’t last forever, and they could eventually face financial difficulties making servicing-advance payments for loans in forbearance.

Accelerating delinquencies and forbearance claims have yet to cause a liquidity crisis for Ginnie Mae issuers. How can that be? Funny you ask...

Recent uncertainty surrounding equities drove investors into bonds, especially agency MBS. One result: The average daily trading volume in agency product climbed to a multi-month high in August.

Another day and another debt offering by a mortgage company. This time around the issuer is PennyMac Financial, a top-ranked Ginnie Mae issuer.

Ginnie Mae buyouts have simmered down the past few months but the improvement may be ephemeral. And nonbanks might be leading the charge.