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…
Fannie and Freddie in 2019 topped the $1 trillion mark for the first time since 2013 thanks to an unexpected surge of refinance business in the second half of the year. (Includes two data charts.)
The FHFA has been pushing Fannie and Freddie to reduce the risk profile of the loans they acquire, and that effort appears to be taking hold as the share of high-risk new business fell drastically in the fourth quarter. (Includes two data charts.)
Vehicle-finance transactions and ABS backed by a variety of business-finance assets were the mainstays in 2019’s modest increase in new issuance. Consumer-finance deals saw significant growth but accounted for just 6% of the market. (Includes two data charts.)
Small institutions were the fastest-growing segment of the banking industry in terms of retail mortgage originations in the third quarter of 2019. (Includes two data charts.)