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Articles by Maria Volkova

One Year On, Forbearance Decreases Across the Board

April 9, 2021
Maria Volkova
A year into the pandemic, the number of mortgage borrowers in COVID-19-related forbearance continues to decline.
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Biden’s Infrastructure Plan to Boost Lackluster Housing Supply

April 9, 2021
Maria Volkova
The Biden administration throws its support behind the Neighborhood Homes Investment Act, which, if passed, would fund the construction and rehabilitation of affordable homes.
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Mr. Cooper Expects Limited Short Sales, Foreclosures

April 9, 2021
Maria Volkova
A small percentage of customers who will be unable to resume mortgage payments after forbearance will be those who were already delinquent pre-pandemic.
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Around the Industry

April 9, 2021
Maria Volkova
HUD allocates nearly $700 million for affordable housing; seniors rack up housing wealth; the MBA seeks clarification on COVID-related flexibilities from VA.
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Mr. Cooper Plans to Amp Up Its EBO Game

April 8, 2021
Maria Volkova
The nondepository so far has been reluctant to actively participate in early Ginnie buyouts, only purchasing loans that it was sure had the best chance at reperformance.
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Flagstar-DOJ Amend Settlement Over False Certifications

April 8, 2021
Maria Volkova
Flagstar Bank has made a final payment of $70 million to the DOJ to settle allegations of faulty underwriting on FHA loans from 2012.
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Time to Bury the $15,000 FTHB Tax Credit? Maybe Not...

April 8, 2021
Maria Volkova

Don't ever underestimate the power of the nation's housing lobby...


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Grapevine: Spinning Off Genworth MI? / Waiting on an FHA MIP Cut

April 8, 2021
Maria Volkova
The long running M&A saga of Genworth and its foreign suitor finally ended this week. Also, look for an FHA MIP cut down the road?
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That’s a Wrap: Genworth Officially Nixes Merger, Partial IPO for MI Unit?

April 7, 2021
Maria Volkova

Almost two decades ago, General Electric spun off several of its insurance-related businesses (including mortgage insurance) into a new unit, creating Genworth.


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HUD Rules Out MIP Cut Despite Strong MMIF

April 2, 2021
Maria Volkova
Although the FHA’s Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund is safely above the 2% capital reserve ratio, HUD is holding firm against demands that insurance premiums be cut.
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