Agency MBS Issuance Hits 5-Year Low in January 2014 as Market Continues Shifting to Purchase Loans
February 7, 2014
New production of single-family agency MBS in January 2014 fell to its lowest monthly volume in five years, according to a new market analysis and ranking by Inside MBS & ABS. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae generated a total of $67.82 billion in single-family MBS last month, a 10.4 percent drop from December 2013. It was the weakest monthly issuance since January 2009, when $64.39 billion of new agency MBS were produced as world financial markets tried to recover from collapse. Market conditions if you dont consider the weather outside were...[Includes one data chart]