GSE single-family MBS issuance fell 1.6% from December 2019 to January 2020, but production was double its volume of a year ago. (Includes two data charts.)

As part of Freddie’s voluntary retirement program, 700 employees have taken a buyout. Most are expected to be gone by the end of March.

According to court filings, beginning in 2016, the FHLB-SF developed a proposal for the bank to purchase one of the GSEs. To assist in the process, the bank also engaged the services of McKinsey Consulting.