Banks increased their holdings of agency MBS during the third quarter, although investment in Ginnie Mae pass-throughs fell. The industry also pulled back a bit from non-agency MBS. (Includes two data tables.)

Despite a September surge in rate-term refinance business, agency single-family MBS production fell even as non-agency MBS production was booming. (Includes three data tables.)

New capabilities added to Freddie Mac’s basic ML-deal will allow corporate CUSIPs to be converted to municipal CUSIPs without impacting the tax-exempt status of the securities.