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

At the end of the year, nonbanks will be required to meet new risk-based capital requirements at Ginnie Mae. There’s some speculation that the Trump administration could reverse the rule.

The trade group called on the agency to move forward with its plan to allow loan-level options for MSR transfers.

Ginnie Mae is considering allowing issuers to sell mortgage servicing rights at a sub-pool level.

Issuers that show strong results from MSR hedging will receive relief from pending capital requirements. The Community Home Lenders of America said the relief will reduce risks to issuers and Ginnie.

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

A panel of mortgage industry veterans concluded that the best scenario MBS investors can hope for in the upcoming election is that neither side wins a clean sweep of the presidency and Congress.

An expansion of publicly held agency MBS means that primary dealers’ MBS holdings have also grown, filling a void left by the Fed.

SFA restarted its RMBS Symposium event this week, with an agenda driven by issues under consideration at committees and task forces within the association.

Initial details on the planned re-proposal suggest that banks will benefit from the mortgage concessions by federal regulators.