Supers are second-level securities backed by Fannie and Freddie uniform MBS...

In the first 10 months of 2023, the GSEs’ combined refi production came to just $67.79 billion...

Private mortgage insurers' share of primary mortgage insurance activity has dropped to its lowest level since early 2021.

Conventional rates near 8% might be the order of the day, at least for a few more quarters.

Insurance in force has been the main driver of earnings growth for private mortgage insurers.

Between 2015 and 2022, the private mortgage industry transferred more than $20.8 billion of risk exposure via the issuance of 51 insurance-linked notes through the capital markets.

FHA lending is concentrated on borrowers with loan-to-value ratios greater than 95%, while private MI activity is focused on borrowers with LTV ratios between 85% and 95%, according to an analysis by Inside FHA/VA Lending of agency mortgage-backed securities disclosures.

Individually, the provisions imposed by Fannie and Freddie might seem perfectly understandable given the disaster.

Calabria, an economist by training, also shows little sympathy for nonbank mortgage servicers.

The latest seller of loanDepot stock: Managing Director Dan Binowitz...