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HUD Fears Cycle of Restatements As IG Withholds Opinion Again

December 2, 2016
The Department of Housing and Urban Development has expressed concern about the inspector general’s decision to withhold its opinion on the results of FY 2016 audits of HUD and Ginnie Mae. In its audit report, the HUD inspector general said it has issued a disclaimer of opinion on HUD’s fiscal years 2016 and 2015 (restated) consolidated financial statements because of the agency’s failure to deliver both statements and their accompanying notes in a timely manner. In addition, there were several unresolved audit matters from past audits that prevented the IG from completing an examination of HUD’s and Ginnie Mae’s accounts and rendering an opinion. These unresolved matters related to a number of things, including the Office of General Counsel’s refusal to sign a management representation letter, HUD’s improper use of budgetary accounting methods, and the $4.2 billion in ...
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Moody’s Issues Caution on ‘Bank Statement’ Mortgages

December 1, 2016
Brandon Ivey
More lenders are making “bank statement” loans these days, including both banks and nondepositories…
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GSE Common Once Deemed Worthless, Now Has a ‘Market Cap’ of $43.15 Billion

December 1, 2016
Paul Muolo
Based on current trading values, Fannie common now has a market capitalization rate (share price multiplied by number of shares) of $28.01 billion. Freddie common is valued at $15.14 billion.
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A Done Deal: Fannie Mae Sells Its DC Headquarters – for $89 Million

December 1, 2016
Carisa Chappell
All three buildings hit the market in October 2015. According to records from the District of Columbia’s Office of Tax and Revenue, the parcels were once valued at almost $200 million.
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Lone Star Readies Another MBS Backed by New Nonprime Mortgages

November 30, 2016
Brandon Ivey
The mortgages were originated by Lone Star affiliate Caliber Home Loans, but also LendSure Mortgage and Sterling Bank & Trust.
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Incoming Treasury Chief Mnuchin: Resolving Fannie and Freddie a Top Priority. Share Prices Soar!

November 30, 2016
Paul Muolo
As IMFnews went to press Wednesday, Mnuchin said in a Fox TV interview that resolving Fannie and Freddie will be a top priority.
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GSE Single-Family Business Slumped in October, Credit Box Unchanged

November 30, 2016
John Bancroft
Expanding the credit box will be a major theme in the GSEs’ priorities for 2017, according to the FHFA.
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Bank Holdings of Non-Mortgage ABS Continued to Fade, But the Market Itself Stalled in 3Q16

November 30, 2016
John Bancroft
The ABS market itself shrank slightly during the third quarter, according to data reported by the Securities Industry and Finance Markets Association...
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Short Takes: High Hopes for GSE ‘Recap and Release’ / Mnuchin Will be Confirmed / Another Mortgage Deal for Incenter LLC / Arch in Huge Debt Offering / What’s $20 Trillion Among Friends?

November 30, 2016
Paul Muolo
In case you haven’t noticed: the national debt is ready to crack the $20 trillion mark – almost twice the dollar volume of outstanding residential debt in the United States.
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Mortgage Repurchases Rise Again, but there’s a Reason: BofA

November 29, 2016
John Bancroft
The banking industry still has a hefty $4.59 billion of reserves for future repurchase expenses…
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