The Appropriations Committee has asked HUD to analyze the role outside contractors play in carrying out Ginnie’s mission-critical functions.

Issuers and investors in the securities market are divided on what exactly should be done with the qualified mortgage “patch.”

The agency has removed restrictions on NewDay USA and Sun West Mortgage from including VA single-family loans in multi-issuer pools.

Ginnie Mae announced new rating requirements and risk factors to improve and strengthen its oversight of MBS program participants.

Ginnie Mae stress tests should be limited to issuers with largest and riskiest portfolios, the industry group suggested.

Fannie and Freddie will shift to an averaged version of SOFR before the publication of the scandal-ridden LIBOR ceases.

Any removal or adjustment to the QM patch that results in additional non-agency loan volume will benefit mortgage REITs in terms of originations and investments, according to analysts.

A financial transaction tax proposed by Democratic lawmakers has raised concerns about its impact on investor returns and market liquidity.

FASB plans to adopt a staggered approach to implement new accounting rules, including one that would require financial institutions to anticipate and estimate future losses as soon as a loan is made.

A hearing over whether the FSOC should designate the GSEs as SIFIs turns into a debate about the future of housing-finance reform.