Despite protests that existing yield maintenance protects investors from prepayment risk on agency CMBS, FHFA directed the Federal Home Loan Banks to limit their exposure.

Home Point and UWM earnings reports suggest the GSEs’ new limits on cash window purchases and caps on certain mortgage products took a bite out of the profits of some larger wholesalers.

If Ginnie Mae hikes its capital requirement as proposed, it could reduce the number of issuer/servicers. But some nonbanks would benefit from reduced competition.

The government wants its MBS servicers to have more cash on hand, just in case. But what about Fannie and Freddie?

Lenders with heavy concentrations of refi loans, like Quicken and Freedom Mortgage, recorded big declines in agency business during the second quarter of 2021. (Includes two data charts.)

Critics argue that community banks and small credit unions are vulnerable to rules designed for large lenders. Also, if Fannie and Freddie exit conservatorship, many of the guardrails protecting small lenders could vanish.

GSE reform garnered a slight mention in the White House budget document. Meaning? Draw your own conclusions.

The Washington rumor mill is spitting out names for the FHA and Ginnie Mae jobs. Will any turn into actual nominations?

Critics argue that the goals, as currently structured, don’t offer much assistance to low- and moderate-income borrowers or mortgagors of color.

The first quarter of 2021 still ranks second in total agency MBS production despite a sharp decline in purchase-mortgage volume. Several top sellers boosted agency volume in early 2021. (Includes two data charts.)