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Retail Channel Continues to Lose Market Share as Correspondent Surges

January 14, 2019

John Bancroft

Wholesale-broker activity saw roughly the same rate of decline as the retail channel did...

Non-Agency MBS Issuance Faded in Fourth Quarter

January 11, 2019

John Bancroft

The ECM sector was one of the few that recorded MBS production gains during the fourth quarter…

Private MI Volume Slumped in 4Q18 Fannie/Freddie MBS

January 10, 2019

John Bancroft

Fannie and Freddie securitized $66.89 billion of single-family loans with private MI coverage during the fourth quarter…

MBS/ABS Market Ends Year with Lackluster Production. Weakest Reading in Five Years

January 4, 2019

John Bancroft

The biggest reason for the slump: the decline in single-family MBS production by Fannie, Freddie and Ginnie…

A Not-So-Pretty 4Q18 for GSE MBS Issuance

January 3, 2019

John Bancroft

Fannie and Freddie continued to see a slippage in the purchase market…

Nonbanks Continue to Build Market Share

December 27, 2018

John Bancroft

Nonbanks among the top 100 reported a mild 0.9 percent drop in new business, while depository institutions saw production fade 4.0 percent.

Surprise: Production-Related Activity Saw Profit Boost in 3Q18

December 27, 2018

John Bancroft

However, servicing income was down substantially…

GSE Seller Buybacks Hit Record Low, Uptick in Unresolved Claims

December 26, 2018

John Bancroft

Buybacks by GSE seller/servicers set a new quarterly low…

Securitization Rates Nudge Higher in 3Q18 as Issuance Catches Up with Primary Market

December 21, 2018

John Bancroft

The securitization rate increased to 71.6 percent in 3Q18 compared to 65.0 percent in the previous period…

SIFMA Meets with White House Officials on GSE Single-Security Initiative

December 21, 2018

John Bancroft

The Wall Street group’s advisory council on TBA guidelines met earlier this week with several key Trump administration officials...

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Retail Channel Continues to Lose Market Share as Correspondent Surges

Non-Agency MBS Issuance Faded in Fourth Quarter

Private MI Volume Slumped in 4Q18 Fannie/Freddie MBS

MBS/ABS Market Ends Year with Lackluster Production. Weakest Reading in Five Years

A Not-So-Pretty 4Q18 for GSE MBS Issuance

Nonbanks Continue to Build Market Share

Surprise: Production-Related Activity Saw Profit Boost in 3Q18

GSE Seller Buybacks Hit Record Low, Uptick in Unresolved Claims

Securitization Rates Nudge Higher in 3Q18 as Issuance Catches Up with Primary Market

SIFMA Meets with White House Officials on GSE Single-Security Initiative

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