Deals backed by seasoned loans still accounted for over half of last year’s non-agency MBS issuance, but securitization of newly originated prime and expanded-credit mortgages more than doubled in 2019.
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae securitized $819 billion of insured loans in 2019, up 20% from the previous year. Insured agency refi business soared by 120% from 2018.
A gusher of refinance loans over the second half of the year pushed Ginnie MBS production to a record $498 billion in 2019, up 28% from the previous year. (Includes four data charts.)
Total new issuance of securities backed by home loans, commercial mortgages and non-mortgage assets jumped 24% from 2018’s levels to $2.14 trillion last year, the biggest volume since 2007. (Includes three data charts.)
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae all recorded big gains in refinance business in 2019, driving their combined MBS production to over $1.5 trillion. (Includes two data charts.)
Meanwhile, when it comes to the top seller/issuers, Quicken Loans was not too far behind market leader Wells Fargo: $126.9 billion to the megabank’s $132.4 billion…