Ginnie Mae issuers produced $38.15 billion into mortgage-backed securities in July, an 8.3% increase from the previous month. (Includes two data tables.)
Mortgage production at the midway point was up a scant 4.1% compared with the first half of 2023. Originations increased sharply on a sequential basis in the second quarter due to a seasonal trend. (Includes two data tables.)
The performance of government-insured mortgages declined slightly in the second quarter of 2024, according to a new Inside FHA/VA Lending analysis of Ginnie Mae servicing disclosures. (Includes four data tables.)
Nearly all of the top 30 GSE sellers managed to increase deliveries to the enterprises in the second quarter, helping drive a 33.1% sequential bump in sales. Even so, year-to-date deliveries were down slightly. (Includes two data tables.)
Second-quarter Ginnie Mae securitization growth was strongest among purchase-loan originations. But refis picked up steam over 2023. (Includes four data tables.)
The CFPB has permanently banned three companies from servicing reverse mortgages. Separately, the bureau issued a proposed order against Freedom Mortgage for repeated submissions of faulty HMDA data.
The volume of government purchase loans securitized into Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities grew in May for the third month in a row. Refi volume declined somewhat compared with April.