There was some speculation before the vote that SIFMA might delay the guidelines or otherwise hinder UMBS issuance, but the vote on Wednesday was passed with a “significant majority,” according to SIFMA.
Lenders delivered $93.54 billion of conventional, FHA and VA mortgages with loan amounts exceeding $453,100 into agency mortgage-backed securities last year, a 23.9% decline from 2017.
The Federal Housing Finance Agency last week issued a final rule aimed at improving liquidity of the to-be-announced MBS as well as the new uniform MBS, which makes its debut in early June ...
The creation of a U.S. sovereign wealth fund could grease the skids for an end to the conservatorships of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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