As nonbank MBS servicers continue to gain market share, additional regulation looms large. The latest effort comes from the CSBS.

Another day and another debt offering by a mortgage company. This time around the issuer is PennyMac Financial, a top-ranked Ginnie Mae issuer.

Ginnie Mae buyouts have simmered down the past few months but the improvement may be ephemeral. And nonbanks might be leading the charge.

The controversial refi-related LLPA from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has been delayed until later in the year. Might it be killed outright? (Lenders can only hope.)

Ginnie Mae’s online portal will be the sole avenue to access all its systems, including GinnieNET and GMEP, from Dec. 1.

Where are all the Ginnie Mae applicants? The waiting list has dwindled to a trickle. Reason: The pandemic and related issues.

Former Ginnie President and current PennyMac Director Ted Tozer thinks so.

The company believes delivering loans to agency MBS helps it be a “high velocity, capital light and cash generating” operation. This year, the firm has held mortgages on its balance sheet for as few as eight days.

There’s nothing wrong with buying delinquent mortgages out of Ginnie pools, but some issuers may have been getting too greedy during the pandemic.

The CRT market is showing signs of post-pandemic recovery. But Freddie Mac’s former CEO believes the re-proposed capital rule for the GSEs could make the whole CRT program pointless.