Secondary markets

But the REIT, which invests in mortgages that have to be verified through nontraditional means like bank statements, has seen an improvement in its outlook since the first quarter.

Fair value increases on existing business and an accounting change made for troubled debt restructurings likely explain why its results contrasted those of competitor Freddie Mac.

While the government-sponsored enterprise’s single-family mortgages are still not performing as well as they did before the pandemic, the most recent vintages are getting there.

Anticipation of the Federal Reserve’s balance-sheet reduction is weighing on bonds backed by mortgages, but the actual event may make them an attractive alternative to corporate debt.

The government-sponsored enterprise has already done twice as many of these deals as it did during all of 2021.

Former Wells Fargo executive Michael Heid is the new chairperson, while David Benson, currently president, also becomes interim chief executive.

Originators offered fewer high loan-to-value and lower credit-score products, but jumbo offerings increased for the 10th time in 12 months, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.

The two latest transactions follow in the wake of the government-sponsored enterprise’s first deal of the year and the release of a finalized capital rule aimed at facilitating broader risk-sharing.

The company claims its digital registry system is a faster, safer alternative to MERS databases

Company management believes it can still be successful in the securitization market despite widening spreads.