Non-Agency Market Represents Growing Share of Mortgage Securities Outstanding
February 24, 2006
The supply of mortgage securities in the market grew at a steady 15.0 percent clip in 2005, slightly faster than the increase in the total mortgage market. Inside MBS & ABS estimates that $5.45 trillion of mortgage pass-through securities were outstanding in the market as of the end of last year, with about $1.01 trillion in agency-backed REMICs. … [One data table included]
The new FHFA director’s whirlwind first week resulted in widespread staffing cuts at the regulator and a dramatic change in leadership at the GSEs. So far, criticism has been muted.
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