When it comes to MBS issuance, it was a third-place finish for Fannie Mae...

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac saw a combined 11.7% increase in securitization of high-balance loans that exceeded the national baseline limit of $726,200 for one-unit mortgages during the third quarter.

While interest rates have declined in recent weeks, concerns persist about the wide spread between the 10-year Treasury rate and interest rates on mortgages.

Previous deals involving Figure have performed well, according to DBRS.

Despite a relatively strong jobs report, the MBA still anticipates that the Fed will begin to cut rates in the spring.

The $576.2 million non-agency MBS is the first from CalCon Mutual Mortgage.

Fitch rated $31.89 billion of non-agency MBS through the first nine months of 2023, which equaled 74.6% of total rated non-agency MBS issuance.

Jamie Dimon, chairman and CEO of JPMorgan Chase, raised concerns about a capital requirement proposal at a hearing in Congress Wednesday.

Refi applications are up on an annual basis while purchase-mortgage demand lags.

AGNC posted a hefty 19.4% increase in its agency MBS portfolio...