Aggregate issuance of mortgage-backed securities at the mortgage agencies increased last month despite a decline at one of the agencies. Total activity through the end of November nearly reached $1 trillion.
Fixed-rate MBS issuance at the Federal National Mortgage Association, Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. and Government National Mortgage Association totaled $107.6 billion during November.
A month earlier, aggregate agency issuance amounted to $95.5 billion, according to data provided by eMBS. But issuance fell short of the $127.2 in fixed-rate MBS securitized in November 2010.
In the first 11 months of this year, issuances at all three agencies added up to $0.9435 trillion.
Activity was strongest at Fannie Mae, where volume climbed to $58.2 billion from October’s $47.1 billion. Fixed-rate MBS issuances were higher in November 2010, when Fannie’s securitizations were $64.0 billion.
From Jan. 1 through Nov. 30, issuances at the Washington, D.C.-based company were $449.0 billion.
Also turning in improved performance was Ginnie Mae, with securitizations rising to $24.1 billion from $21.6 billion in October. A year earlier, Ginnie issuers put out $26.6 billion in MBS.
Ginnie’s year-to-date volume totaled $240.2 billion.
Freddie Mac was the only one of the three agencies to see less activity.
Last month’s issuances at the McLean, Va.-based firm fell to $25.3 billion from the previous month’s $26.8 billion and the year-earlier’s $36.6 billion. Since the beginning of 2011, Freddie’s issuances added up to $254.2 billion.
