Delinquency rates for FHA and VA mortgages pooled in Ginnie Mae MBS increased across the board in the third quarter, with the total delinquency rate on FHA loans topping 10%.

VA wants servicers to immediately stop offering previously outlined loss-mitigation options from Chapter 5 of its servicers’ handbook.

The increase in sales of Ginnie MSRs was tied to bulk sales by United Wholesale Mortgage. Lakeview/Bayview Loan Servicing was — by far —the top bulk buyer of Ginnie servicing. (Includes two data tables.)