GSE MBS issuance increased in January and the most likely explanation may be new, more seller-friendly repurchase policies at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Residential mortgages sourced through the correspondent channel and sold to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac increased by 26 percent in 2012 compared to the year before.
Mortgage bankers of all sizes continued to report strong earnings on their mortgage banking operations during the fourth quarter of 2012, but the salad days may be over.
Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in 2012 combined for the third biggest year ever in single-family mortgage-backed securities issuance, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance market analysis and ranking.
During the final three months of 2012, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securitized some $52.72 billion of single-family home loans that were covered by private mortgage insurance, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance analysis.
GSE MBS business hit a post-crisis record in 2012. A new Inside Mortgage Finance analysis of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securitization activity reveals that the two GSEs issued a whopping $1.27 trillion of single-family MBS in 2012.
Depository institutions managed to trim the volume of mortgage loans they serviced for other investors during the third quarter of 2012, according to a new Inside Mortgage Trends analysis of call report data.