Agency REMIC Volume Dipped in 2Q14; Ginnie Most Active Issuer
July 3, 2014
Issuance of real estate mortgage investment conduits securities backed by agency MBS declined by 14.4 percent from the first quarter to the second, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS analysis. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae issued a total of $51.5 billion of REMICs during the second quarter. That left year-to-date production at $111.8 billion midway through 2014, down 25.8 percent from the same point last year. Ginnie remained...