Ginnie Mae plans to replace the current pool-level orientation of its mortgage-backed securities platform with loan-level functionality. The goal is to scope out a path and timeline to implement loan-level capabilities.

If a Democrat wins the presidential race, industry analysts expect regulatory changes in the mortgage industry. If Trump is reelected, GSE reform efforts will continue to gather pace.

A bill was introduced in the House to allow VA financing for cooperative housing.

If billionaire Mike Bloomberg starts looking like a front-runner in the 2020 presidential elections, putting out stock offerings on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could prove difficult.

Concerned about relaxed appraisal standards for mortgage originations, two senior members of the House Financial Services Committee want the Government Accountability Office to conduct a study.

Ginnie Mae will meet with nine of its top nonbank issuers to discuss counter-party risk and how they plan to address capital and liquidity issues as part of its continuing surveillance of nonbanks’ financial health.

The worry beads are once again out for nonbanks. Meanwhile, coming soon: fourth-quarter results for Fannie and Freddie. What possibly could go wrong?

The HUD inspector general’s findings reveal the department’s inability to adequately identify, categorize and track individuals’ personal information.

Analysts ponder whether the administration is committed to making key reforms to the GSEs in the midst of an election year.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers urged Congress to stop hiking VA loan-guarantee fees to offset costs of non-housing VA programs.