Delinquency rates for FHA and VA loans in Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities rose in the fourth quarter of 2018, but loan performance was generally stronger, according to a new Inside FHA/VA Lending analysis. [Includes four data charts.] Read More

FHA and VA are calling on servicers to provide special relief to furloughed federal workers and contractors as the partial government shutdown neared a full month with no end in sight. Read More

More clarity is needed with regards to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ proposed changes to its rules on cash-out refinances, VA lenders said. Read More

Ginnie Mae has reached the halfway mark of President Trump’s first term without a permanent leader and appears likely to remain so until after the 2020 presidential election. Read More

Congress reportedly plans to reintroduce legislation that would restore Ginnie Mae eligibility for $100 million dollars’ worth of so-called orphan VA streamline refinance loans. Read More

DOJ, HECM servicer agrees to False Claims Act settlement; Essent announces launch of EssentEDGE; Radian introduces new MI pricing option; TMS becomes approved Ginnie Mae PIIT buyer. Read More