Federal Reserve Holdings of Mortgage-Backed Securities
Agency MBS held outright by the Fed.
$1.895T−$3.0 blnAs of October 21, 2026
MBS holdings fell $3.0 bln to $1.895T. Biggest drop in three weeks. Lowest level in over six years. Down $190.8 bln y-o-y.
Last two years
Questions
What is the latest federal reserve holdings of mortgage-backed securities?
$1.895T as of October 21, 2026.
What does mbs holdings measure?
Agency MBS held outright by the Fed.
Why does it matter for markets?
Runs off as mortgages prepay; slow prepayments at high rates mean slow runoff.
Where does the data come from and how often is it updated?
Federal Reserve H.4.1 (FRED: WSHOMCB). This page refreshes automatically every week, within an hour of the source publishing.