Ginnie to Align Liquidation Reporting With GSE Standards December 19, 2025 Emmeline Willey The Mortgage Bankers Association said its members see value in switching to short-term liquidation reporting.Read More
Short Takes: Senate Confirms FHA, Ginnie Leaders / Mortgage Payments Declining / Property Insurance Trends December 19, 2025 Brandon Ivey The Senate on Thursday confirmed Frank Cassidy as FHA commissioner and Joe Gormley as president of Ginnie Mae.Read More
Refis Lead to Increase in Ginnie MBS Issuance in November December 18, 2025 Emmeline Willey While purchase-mortgage issuance fell 8.4% to hit the lowest monthly volume since March, refinance activity spiked 44.0% in November.Read More
Short Takes: Foreclosures Slow in November / Equifax Offering Income, Employment Verification Earlier / Democrats in Congress Want to Hear From Vought / Another Bite at the Apple for HECM Comments December 10, 2025 Brandon Ivey Foreclosure filings declined by 3% on a monthly basis in November.Read More
FHA Proposes Raising Draw Limits on Rehabilitation Loans December 5, 2025 Emmeline Willey The proposal would raise the number of draw requests permitted per contractor from two to four under FHA's Limited 203(k) Rehabilitation program.Read More
Private MI Sector Gains Originations Share in Third Quarter November 21, 2025 John Bancroft Mortgage Guaranty Insurance Corp. remained the top producer among the private MIs.Read More
Short Takes: Sales of Existing Homes Tick Up / Government Servicing Dataset From MISMO / Newer POS Provider Raises Funds November 21, 2025 Brandon Ivey A decline in interest rates on mortgages helped to prop up home sales during the partial shutdown of the federal government.Read More
Short Takes: FHA, Ginnie Nominations Move Forward / FHA Removes Disclosure Requirement / New Mortgage Lender / Fairway Partners on Credit Card November 20, 2025 Brandon Ivey The Mortgage Bankers Association called for the full Senate to quickly confirm the nominees.Read More
Refis Push Ginnie Issuance Up in October November 19, 2025 Emmeline Willey Refi volume in Ginnie MBS issuance increased by 46.7% on a monthly basis to $15.25 billion in October.Read More
Onity Shifts on Reverse Mortgages, Turns to FoA November 19, 2025 Brandon Ivey Onity is selling reverse-mortgage MSRs to Finance of America Reverse and ending production of the loans.Read More
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