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Inside Mortgage Finance

January 5, 2007

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GSE Securitization Programs Lose Some Market Share In 2006 as Non-agency MBS Continue Gaining Ground

The tried-and-true mortgage securitization programs at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac played a slightly less prominent role in the mortgage finance business during the first nine months of 2006, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance analysis... [Includes one chart} Read More

Industry Raises Alarm as Regulators Weigh Possible Expansion of Guidance to Include Hybrid ARMs

Mortgage industry trade groups have gone on the offensive, warning federal bank and thrift regulators against the expansion of recently-released guidance on nontraditional mortgage products. Regulators have acknowledged recently that they are considering... Read More

Industry Groups Ask SEC to Clarify Whether Reg AB Reporting Rules Cover Vendors Hired by Loan Servicers

Can a primary mortgage servicer that hires an outside vendor to perform a servicing activity assume responsibility for assessing and reporting compliance with that activity as required by federal regulation or would that burden also fall on the vendor? The... Read More

Fannie Mae Legal Battles Rage on: GSE Tussles with Former Auditors While OFHEO Squares off with Former Execs

Having concluded that there’s no point in trying to recover bonuses paid to former top executives, Fannie Mae is fighting its own legal battles while its regulator, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, attempts to recoup millions from former... Read More

GSE Reform Has a Decent Chance of Movement If Bipartisan Vibe in Congress Can Hold Out

Recent Fannie Mae developments may give a boost to the prospects for moving legislation to reform the government-sponsored enterprises, especially if the pledges of bipartisanship hold up in the new Congress. Fannie Mae’s recent restatement of its financial results... Read More

Wells Fargo Cashes in on Rising Purchase-Money Originations in 2006; Countrywide Rides Refi Wave

A resilient housing market helped produce a modest gain in purchase-mortgage originations during the first nine months of 2006, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance analysis and ranking. Some $1.162 trillion of purchase-money... [Includes two charts] Read More

Wells Fargo Loses Some Market Share in Ginnie Mae Issuance, But Still Holds Dominant Position

Wells Fargo remained the biggest issuer of Ginnie Mae securities in 2006 despite falling slightly behind the overall trend in the program. Wells Fargo issued $23.77 billion of Ginnie MBS last year, representing 28.9 percent of... [Includes one chart] Read More

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