Freedom Mortgage and Lakeview Loan Servicing were the top players in acquiring Ginnie servicing rights in the MSR transfer market during the second quarter. (Includes four data charts.)
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Investors in Ginnie MBS will soon receive new pool-level data as part of disclosures regarding environmental, social and governance factors. (Includes data chart.)
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Servicers of government-insured lending programs face new requirements from HUD to offer updated payment forbearance options to homeowners who faced financial difficulties during the pandemic.
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FHA should offer borrowers a flexible loan-modification option that would use a portion of a servicer’s partial claim amount to reduce a borrower’s monthly payment, dollar for dollar, according to analysts at UI.
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Mortgage industry participants are suggesting HUD temporarily redistribute underwriting workloads across regions based on the size of their respective pipelines.
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Servicers of VA mortgages can offer veterans a new COVID-19 refund modification to help reduce monthly payments as they exit forbearance plans.
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Pam Patenaude, former HUD deputy secretary, joins loanDepot board; VA clarifies process for funding fee waivers; FHA updates single-family housing policy handbook; VA seeks feedback on proposal for appraisal data collection; Freedom Mortgage set to issue non-agency MBS with servicing fees on Ginnie mortgages.
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