The MI executive said there are a number of misconceptions about the program…

One former Fannie Mae executive was critical of the effort, calling it “mission and charter creep.”

But before anyone gets too excited, the Federal Housing Finance Agency approved the Freddie initiative…

One consultant said he’s conducted 14 warehouse reviews on lenders this year with 11 of them turning a profit and three losing money.

The average credit score for FHA loans in Ginnie MBS issued during the first quarter was 671.1, the lowest level since the agency began reporting loan-level data…

Also, there’s a growing fear that in the absence of Congressional action, a free-market leaning Treasury Department, in tandem with a Trump-appointed FHFA director, might alter the way GSEs operate...

Earlier in the month, Rep. Jeb Hensarling, R-TX, said he is open to “other pathways…”

The agency single-family MBS market stepped into the spring homebuying season with a solid increase in production, though still coming up slightly short of last year’s activity. [Includes two data charts.]

Competition between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac on MBS guarantee fees appeared to play a role in Freddie’s surge in market share during the fourth quarter, but the price war seemed to ease up in 2018.

It appears the mortgage real estate investment trust sector – a somewhat stable universe the past few years – might be ready for a major rollup, courtesy of margin compression and tighter margins.