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Inside FHA/VA Lending

February 26, 2021

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Refis Push Ginnie to New Monthly Record in January

A 4% monthly increase in Ginnie Mae refinance volume largely benefited the VA market, which accounted for 57% of Ginnie MBS issuance in January. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

Private MIs Not Losing Sleep Over Rumored MIP Cut

The general consensus among private mortgage insurers is that a potential cut to FHA mortgage insurance premiums will have little impact on their business. Read More

NAMIC to Wait and Watch HUD Decision on Disparate Impact

If HUD moves to preserve the 2013 disparate-impact rule, the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies said it will likely continue its legal challenge. Read More

FHA Extends Forbearance, Eviction Moratoriums Again

The new timeline moves the moratorium’s expiration deadline, as well as the timeframe for a borrower to request an initial COVID-19 forbearance by three months to June 30. Read More

Industry in Support of FHA’s Private Flood Insurance Rule

Mortgage trade groups called on the FHA to align its policy language with other federal regulations that govern private flood coverage. Read More

FHA Loans Immune to State Statute of Limitation Claims

A district court in New York concluded that government-insured mortgages cannot be discharged as time-barred. Read More

MBA and Black Knight Forbearance Data Differ

According to Black Knight, an uptick in forbearance requests has pushed the total number of borrowers in relief back above the 2.7 million mark. Read More

FHA/VA Giant Rocket Has a Blowout Quarter

The profit gods were kind to FHA/VA lender Quicken Loans and its parent company. Can the good times last? Read More

Around the Industry

FHA extends temporary measures; Lopa Kolluri appointed principal deputy assistant secretary for housing at FHA. Read More

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