Roughly $249.81 billion of newly originated correspondent-generated home loans was securitized by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae during the fourth quarter, up 20.3% from the prior period. This analysis covers 90.2% of the total agency market...
The volume of FHA loans was down 4.2% for the year, including a 1.8% drop from the third to the fourth quarter. But at $1.114 trillion, FHA loans continued to represent the dominant slice of the Ginnie pie...
If conformed to run HUD, Marcia Fudge plans to discuss a reduction to FHA premiums with HUD staff then have further discussions with members of Congress.
The number of Ginnie Mae loans in forbearance came in at 7.61%, down 6 bps for the week while the Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac tally declined to 3.11%, a 2 bp improvement.
The government MI is waiving a section in the handbook that reads, “Non-US citizens without lawful residency in the U.S. are not eligible for FHA-insured mortgages.”
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