Deliveries to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac of mortgages with private MI more than quadrupled from the third quarter, hitting $6.58 billion in the fourth quarter.
The brunt of insurance burdens tied to natural disasters fall on property insurance providers, though private MIs could see an uptick in delinquencies.
Moves by the Trump administration are disrupting the economy and the federal agencies that deal with the housing market. Bob Broeksmit, president and CEO of the MBA, isn’t sure how it’s all going to play out.
House Republicans called for the Department of Housing and Urban Development to roll back the FHA payment supplement program.
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