The most popular option is when another veteran assumes the VA loan and trades the benefit eligibility, said John Bell, executive director of VA’s Loan Guaranty Service.

The federal entities appear to have accommodated many of the concerns of small and mid-sized seller/servicers, reducing some requirements and eliminating others.

Lenders want FHA to increase the limit on fees they can charge for processing an assumable mortgage, a product expected to gain popularity in the coming months.

Trade groups amplify concerns as the end of suspension of the PSPA limits approaches.

Mortgage market starting to return to normal (whatever that means.)

Trade groups representing smaller nonbank seller/servicers say it’s the larger nondepositories, with nearly 70% of the market, that pose the biggest risk to Fannie and Freddie.

Trade group says FHFA's reproposed rule would serve as a barrier to entry for smaller seller/servicers.

The new requirements would distinguish between large and small servicers and whether that servicing covers GSE loans or Ginnie Mae loans.

When it comes to guarantee fees, some industry participants say they don’t see much policy difference between current FHFA Acting Director Sandra Thompson and her predecessor, Mark Calabria.

The Community Home Lenders Association believe the sharp increase in fees for second-home mortgages will impact middle-income families.