An affiliate of Proprietary Capital won some significant rulings this week in a lawsuit against Mr. Cooper. The dispute involved early buyouts from Ginnie Mae MBS.

More and more industry insiders believe the Trump administration will attempt to release Fannie and Freddie from conservatorship.

New capabilities added to Freddie Mac’s basic ML-deal will allow corporate CUSIPs to be converted to municipal CUSIPs without impacting the tax-exempt status of the securities.

Most of the banking industry’s biggest players in residential MBS reported substantial increases in the value of their holdings in the third quarter. (Includes two data tables.)

The REIT pooled nine multifamily affordable commercial real estate loans in a $384 million securitization.

Valverde leaving Ginnie; Cherry Hill ditches Middleman; mortgage rate futures planned; strong master servicer ranking for Computershare; new ETF with MBS; SFA appoints new global head of advocacy.

Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment continues to work toward an internal management structure, which would require a break from management affiliated with Stanley Middleman, CEO of Freedom Mortgage.

Manufactured housing loans remain a tiny fraction of GSE acquisitions, but that share has nearly doubled since 2019 and plays an important role in spec pooling.

Researchers link fire sales by REITs at the beginning of the pandemic to sales by other financial institutions.

By taking steps to shore up the financial standing of nonbank lenders and servicers, Ginnie Mae is providing confidence to both MBS investors and warehouse lenders.