Issuance of Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities increased modestly during January. Issuance backed by USDA recovered to recent highs after a partial shutdown halted endorsements late last year. (Includes two data tables.)

Delinquent FHA loans stay that way for longer under the loss-mitigation updates FHA rolled out at the start of the fourth quarter.

The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs advanced a bill that would raise fees on the Department of Veterans Affairs’ streamlined interest rate reduction refinance loans.