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March 6, 2017

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Ginnie Mae Issuance Takes a Tumble in February

Just three depositories ranked among the top 15 issuers for February… Read More

Plenty of ‘Home Equity’ Now, but Less of a Desire to Tap the ‘House ATM’

Researchers at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York said there’s still plenty of demand for home equity loans and cash-out refis but… Read More

Redwood Trust Prepares its Third Jumbo MBS of the Year. Execution Stronger than Whole Loan Sales

Redwood officials note that in recent months pricing for jumbo MBS has been stronger than the bid for whole loan sales… Read More

The Trump ‘Wire Tap’ Accusation and What it Means for the GSEs

Cowen notes: “…this latest flare up reinforces our view that Treasury is unlikely in 2017 to unilaterally change the profit sweep at Fannie and Freddie…” Read More

Freedom May be a Buyer of Mortgage Servicing Rights

Although Freedom is private, a few years back it launched a publicly traded REIT called Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment, which lately has been trading near its 52-week high. Read More