ARM MBS production by Fannie and Freddie in the first half of 2015 was down 20.1 percent from a year ago.

Effective immediately, any Ginnie Mae issuer that wants to bring servicing in-house from a subservicer must get the agency’s prior written approval...

Bank of America, ranked third, continued to unload servicing and pared its holdings by 8.9 percent during the second quarter.

If the pace continues over the second half of the year – and strong consumer demand for apartments suggests it will – 2015 would become the best year ever in agency multifamily MBS.

Most mortgage origination indicators pointed higher. Notably, FHA endorsements were up an estimated 61.3 percent from the first quarter…

Inside the GSEs found that Freddie’s business was more concentrated than Fannie’s...

The titans of the industry – the four banks with over $1 trillion in total assets – shrank their mortgage portfolios by a combined 0.5 percent over that period.

ABS issuance has climbed steadily since bottoming out in 2010, and this year is on track to exceed $200 billion in annual issuance for the first time in eight years.

Meanwhile, the U.S. House of Representatives approved a modified bill that would require federal banking regulators to study the role of depository institutions in the MSR market.

The worst news: Prime jumbo MBS issuance fell 32.5 percent from the first quarter to the second.