Agency REMIC Issuance Unchanged in 2021, with Some Jockeying April 1, 2022 Brandon Ivey Fannie and Freddie reduced their REMIC/CMO issuance by 22.5% and 27.7%, respectively...Read More
Wither the Ginnie EBO Market? Not Quite March 23, 2022 Paul Muolo A few days earlier, Mortgage Industry Advisory Corp. unveiled a Ginnie EBO package with $1.11 billion of product.Read More
NAHREP Report Calls for FHA Policy Updates March 22, 2022 Monica Hogan NAHREP: There’s also a perception that appraisals for FHA loans will be stricter...Read More
HECM Production the Highest Since 2009 March 21, 2022 Namrata Bhatia The top three HECM lenders in 2021: American Advisors Group, Reverse Mortgage Funding and Mutual of Omaha...Read More
A Ginnie EBO Portfolio Hits the Auction Circuit March 14, 2022 Paul Muolo Bids on the whole loan package are due by St. Patrick's Day...Read More
Ginnie Issuance Down as Refi Boom Wanes March 9, 2022 The top three Ginnie issuers in February: PennyMac Financial, Lakeview and Rocket Mortgage...Read More
A Field to be Plowed: VA Cash-out Refis March 8, 2022 Monica Hogan VA cash-out refis allow borrowers to access up to 100% of the equity in their home...Read More
FHA Denial Rates Outpace Underlying Risk, Study Finds March 7, 2022 Monica Hogan HUD said disparities also cannot be explained away by “other elements of underwriting," such as under-appraisals...Read More
A Bullish Outlook for the Reverse Market... March 4, 2022 Monica Hogan Overall, FHA endorsed $23.80 billion of home-equity conversion mortgages last year, an annual increase of 34%...Read More
Ginnie Considering Changes to Support CDFIs February 25, 2022 Monica Hogan The new Ginnie Mae chief said the agency hasn’t yet determined what avenues would make sense but “specialized pools” could be a possibility...Read More
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