VA Lenders, Borrowers Adjusting to Home Sale Commission Changes October 17, 2024 Monica Hogan VA issued a temporary variance to allow borrowers to pay buyer-broker charges so they could compete in the real estate market.Read More
Ginnie Eyes Resources to Support Loan-Level Issuance October 16, 2024 Monica Hogan Ginnie Mae Acting President Sam Valverde said loan-level securitization could help liquidity.Read More
Refis Up Sharply in Ginnie MBS in Third Quarter October 15, 2024 Monica Hogan Ginnie issuers securitized $15.61 billion of refis through the Department of Veterans Affairs home loan program in the third quarter, a 68.5% increase from the prior period.Read More
Agency Servicing Tops $9.0 Trillion in Third Quarter October 11, 2024 John Bancroft Total servicing tied to agency single-family mortgage-backed securities rose to $9.004 trillion as of the end of September.Read More
Mortgage Activity With MI Increases in Third Quarter October 10, 2024 Namrata Bhatia Some $189.08 billion of loans with insurance coverage were included in agency MBS issued in the third quarter, a 13.6% increase from the prior period.Read More
Residential Mortgages Lift Issuance of MBS & ABS October 8, 2024 John Bancroft Residential MBS production was up 11.9% from the second quarter, hitting $341.43 billion, a two-year high.Read More
Refis Push Agency MBS Issuance Up in Third Quarter October 4, 2024 John Bancroft Issuance of single-family agency MBS increased by 13.1% from the second quarter, hitting its highest level in two years.Read More
Mortgage Securitization Rate Ticks Down in Second Quarter October 3, 2024 Brandon Ivey An estimated 64.2% of newly-originated home loans were securitized in the second quarter, down from 67.2% in the first quarter.Read More
FHA Offers Some Concessions on Cybersecurity Reporting October 1, 2024 Monica Hogan FHA said the revisions more closely align with computer-security incident notification standards crafted by the federal banking agencies.Read More
Correspondents Gain Share Among Government Originators in 2Q24 September 30, 2024 Monica Hogan Most of the share lost by the correspondent channel was picked up by the broker channel.Read More
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