Freddie Mac Portfolio Up 2.3 Percent in September

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Freddie Mac reported this week that its total mortgage portfolio increased at an annualized rate of 2.3 percent in September. The portfolio balance at the end of the period was $2.151 trillion compared to $2.147 trillion at the end of August and $2.057 trillion a year earlier. Purchases and Issuances totaled $31.296 billion, bringing the 2018 year-to-date total to $286.6 billion, Sales were ($1.474) billion and Liquidations ($25.739) billion in September and totaled ($16.916) and ($215.003) billion respectively so far this year. The annualized growth rate for 2018 through the end of September was 3.4 percent and the annualized liquidations rate was (13.7) percent. Single-family refinance -loan purchase and guarantee volume was $6.5 billion in September compared to $6.9 billion the prior month...(read more)

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