Agency MBS Issuance Declined in Early 2010 Despite Uptick in Mortgage Refinance Volume
April 9, 2010
New MBS production at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae declined by 12 percent from the fourth quarter of 2009 to the first three months of this year despite an overall increase in the securitization of refinance mortgages. According to the Inside Mortgage Finance MBS Database, a total of $301.7 billion of agency pass-through... [Includes one chart and one graph]