MBS Production Volume Up Sharply in 2009 Despite Slower Pace in Second Half
January 8, 2010
The mortgage-securities market in 2009 recovered from the decade-low level it hit the year before, but overall production fell far short of the volume reached during the housing boom. A total of $1.931 trillion of MBS were issued last year, according to a new market analysis by Inside MBS & ABS. That was up 37.1 percent from the level set in 2008, when deteriorating... [Includes two charts]