The Federal Reserve will not be cutting rates this month. The central bank’s policy making Federal Open Market Committee announced in a statement that it would “maintain the target range for the federal funds rate at 4.25% to 4.5%.” In making its announcement, the Fed...
Ginnie Mae announced its mortgage-backed securities (MBS) portfolio outstanding grew to $2.71 trillion as of January. Ginnie Mae issued $39.8 billion in total MBS last month, resulting in a net portfolio growth of $16.7 billion. Of that amount, $38.4 billion was...
Ginnie Mae announced that its mortgage-backed securities (MBS) portfolio outstanding grew to $2.68 trillion as of November. In addition, Ginnie Mae issued nearly $50 billion in total MBS, resulting in net portfolio growth of $23.4 billion. Within that total sum, $48.5...
The delinquency rate for commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) soared in November by 42 basis points to 6.40%, according to new data from Trepp Inc. One year ago, the delinquency rate was at 4.58%. Trepp attributed the upswing to substantial increases in the...
Simplify Asset Management, a New York City-headquartered provider of exchange-traded funds (ETFs), has launched the Simplify MBS ETF (MTBA) fund. MTBA invests in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) issued in 2023. MTBA will initially invest in the Federal National...
Pending Home Sales Slide to Nearly Three-Year Low as Buyers Pull Back
