Fannie and Freddie could top last year’s $824.8 billion in single-family MBS issuance by the time 2016 is over…

The analysis, the first of its kind, was based on new Inside Mortgage Finance surveys that drew results from a broad sample of banks and nonbanks of all size classifications.

Banks held about 18.6 percent of total ABS outstanding.

Meanwhile, as home equity originations improve, the outstanding supply of home-equity debt continues to decline.

Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie issued a combined $138.25 billion of single-family MBS in August, their strongest aggregate monthly output since July 2013.

-The average credit score for purchase mortgages securitized by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae during the second quarter was 722.8, down a few points from the first quarter.

Only two of the top 10 banks as ranked by “servicing for others” have been in growth mode: PNC Bank and SunTrust.

The GSE buyback total was down 20.6 percent from the first quarter…

Annaly Capital Management remained the top REIT MBS investor despite an 0.8 percent drop in its portfolio.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are seeing some competition for eligible mortgages from portfolio lenders…