Volume 5 - Number 4
February 17, 2012
Downloads Available: Streamlined FHA Refinances by State in 2011 - 4Q11
Compare Ratio Change May Hike Ginnie Prepays
Excluding streamlined FHA refinancing from the “Compare Ratio” loan review process to facilitate refinancing of underwater non-agency mortgages, as proposed by the Obama administration, would make sense. At the margin, however, the proposal would increase Ginnie Mae prepayment speeds on higher-coupon borrowers, analysts cautioned. The proposal is part of a broader administration plan for housing recovery, which calls on Congress to provide non-agency borrowers with access to low-cost refinancing through FHA, and fully streamlined refinancing for borrowers with Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac loans. Underwater borrowers who opt for streamlined refinancing in either agency or non-agency programs would have ... [one data chart]
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