The gain in November agency MBS issuance came from another rise in rate-term refinance securitization. United Wholesale Mortgage, Rocket and Pennymac remained the top three agency sellers despite declines in monthly volume. (Includes two data tables.)

The Securities and Exchange Commission received 31 comments in response to a concept release that sought feedback on revisions to disclosure requirements for publicly-registered securitizations.

CFTC Provides No-Action Letter Tied to Bank CRTThe move reduces some regulatory ambiguity for banks that issue certain credit-risk transfer transactions.