When the news broke about Stonegate this past summer, FBR issued a note to its clients saying that, “We expect the company has two options: hire a replacement CEO quickly, or sell the business altogether.”

In his rebuttal to the IG’s findings, FHFA acting deputy director of conservatorships, Bob Ryan, concurs with some of the IG’s recommendations but takes issue with other aspects of the report.

According to the offering circular, the collateral resides in all 50 states with Ohio having the highest chunk at a mere 8.1 percent.

Not only are Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac spending more money than they were a few years ago, but their proposed budgets are being submitted late, says the IG.

On the conventional product, the loans have an average age of 23 months and delinquencies in the 3.0 percent range. Almost 80 percent of the loans are in California.

On a year-to-date basis, total MBS and ABS issuance was up 37.7 percent from the first nine months of 2014.

New issuance of residential MBS and non-mortgage ABS fell slightly during the third quarter of 2015, but the market remained well ahead of the pace set last year. A new Inside MBS & ABS analysis shows a total of $396.99 billion of MBS and ABS were issued during the third quarter, down 6.1 percent from the previous quarter. That total does not include commercial MBS or multifamily securities issued by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae. On a year-to-date basis, total MBS and ABS issuance was...[Includes two data tables]

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac continued to tap investor interest in credit-risk transfer transactions over the last week or so, with each company announcing another deal involving more support from various elements in the insurance and reinsurance sectors. Last week, Fannie announced it has completed its latest Credit Insurance Risk Transfer transaction, which shifts credit risk on a pool of loans to a panel of reinsurers. In CIRT-2015-3 which became effective Aug. 1, 2015, Fannie retained...[Includes one data table]

Some have suggested that it’s no wonder that several mortgage company owners – including those who control specialty servicers – are contemplating selling their companies.

Ginnie Mae has announced revised rules for issuers seeking approval of changes in their business status due to an adversarial relationship with agencies, mergers, asset transfers or a change in ownership or control. The agency has been receiving many issuer requests and they are getting complicated, according to Ted Tozer, Ginnie Mae president. Issuers must comply with the updated guidance in order to remain an eligible participant in the Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities program. The guidance took effect immediately. Previously, issuers were required to notify Ginnie Mae in writing within five days of any material adverse change in their business relationships with Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac, FHA, VA, Rural Development, the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Office of Public and Indian Housing or any other regulatory agency. Under the revised guidance, the ...