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The loan pool consists of approximately 34,000 single-family mortgages with unpaid principal balances near $11.5 billion.

Bonds have broadly surged in November after the latest U.S. consumer price index report showed essentially no changes in overall prices from the prior month, implying the Fed might be close to getting inflation under control.

Instead of buybacks, performing loans could be subject to fees related to defect rates, with some exceptions made for small lenders that deliver a limited volume of mortgages.

The departures of David Benson and Jeffrey Hayward means decades of internal experience are leaving the company, said David Stevens.

The agency is decreasing the dollar amount for the second consecutive year, maintaining the percentage quota for mission-related loans and adding a new exemption.

Policymakers are exercising restraint when it comes to the MBS portfolio for now but they'd still still like to sell, panelists at an industry conference said.

All of the loans were originated by CrossCountry Mortgage, which previously had a relationship for this product with Starwood.

Earnings benefited from low delinquencies and slow prepayment speeds, but high rates will limit growth opportunities.

He will take over the role from current non-executive chair Sara Mathew, who's allowed time on the government-sponsored enterprise's board is expiring.

Rather than adding the option of using two rather than three prior to score updates, the company suggested the former functionality be added after or scrapped.