Jumbo MBS Issuance Declines for Second Consecutive Quarter; Surpasses 2014 Volume
October 2, 2015
The volume of jumbo mortgage-backed securities issued in the third quarter of 2015 fell 17.7 percent compared with the previous quarter, according to a new ranking and analysis by Inside Nonconforming Markets. It was the second consecutive quarterly decline for jumbo MBS issuance after production hit $4.60 billion in the first three months of the year. Five issuers combined to issue $2.56 billion in jumbo MBS in the third quarter. Two of them increased ... [Includes one data chart]