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If Rep. Hensarling Gets His Way, GSE Shareholders Would be Wiped Out

December 7, 2017
Paul Muolo
If the Texas Republican gets his way, investment firms including Pershing Square and Fairholme Funds stand to lose the millions of dollars…
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Ginnie Mae Issues New Rules to Stem Loan Churning

December 7, 2017
Paul Muolo
Acting Ginnie Mae President Michael Bright also issued a warning that expulsion from the program for “lenders who produce pools with inexplicably fast prepayment speeds” was a distinct possibility.
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Short Takes: Not Happy with Jeb’s GSE Comments / Lame Duck or Not… / White House Leaning Toward Michael Bright / Granite Ramps Up Commercial Commitments / Dart Hires Finance VP

December 7, 2017
Paul Muolo
It's only a matter of time before the White House officially nominates acting Ginnie Mae president Michael Bright to be the permanent head of the agency...
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HFSC Chairman Hensarling Makes it Official – He’s Open to Idea of U.S. Backing Mortgages, but Still Wants to Kill Fannie and Freddie

December 6, 2017
Paul Muolo
However, Hensarling is adamant that the plug be pulled on Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac...
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CFPB, VA Warn Military Personnel About Deceptive Refi Offers

December 4, 2017
The CFPB and VA recently issued their first WARNO, or “warning order,” to members of the U.S. armed forces and veterans with VA home loans, urging them to stay on their toes and avoid deceptive mortgage refinance offers. “If you have a VA home loan, then there is a good chance that you have already come into contact with unsolicited offers to refinance your mortgage that appear official and may sound too good to be true,” the two agencies said. Many of these solicitations promise extremely low interest rates, thousands of dollars in cash back, the ability to skip mortgage payments, and no out-of-pocket costs or waiting period. “Don’t be fooled,” the CFPB and VA said. “Before responding to any ...
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GSE and Ginnie Mae Counterparties Could Get Hammered by MSR Language in GOP Tax Bill

December 1, 2017
Language in the pending Senate tax bill that could hammer the value of mortgage servicing rights is causing grave concern in the industry and, if the wording remains, nonbank mortgage firms could get hammered financially.
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Ginnie Mae to Issue Anti-Churning Measures Soon, Lawmakers Query Bright on Housing Reform Paper

December 1, 2017
Ginnie Mae will soon announce a series of measures to resolve improper refinancing of VA loans that is causing rapid prepayments in the agency’s MBS, according to Michael Bright, Ginnie’s acting president.
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What We’re Hearing: Yes, There’s a Senate GSE Reform Bill in the Works / Acting Ginnie Mae President Has Some MBS Ideas / How Many Loss Positions are There? / The Mulvaney Effect? / Ranieri will Stick Around

December 1, 2017
Paul Muolo
Mick Mulvaney has been in charge of the CFPB all week and we’ve yet to hear one prediction that subprime mortgage lending will revive with a vengeance…
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VA and CFPB Issue Warning on Aggressive Refi Solicitations

November 30, 2017
George Brooks
Acting Ginnie Mae president Michael Bright said the task force is examining critical issues, important data and lender behaviors related to refinancing loans…
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Acting Ginnie Mae President Michael Bright Makes His Pitch to Have Ginnie be the Big Kahuna of Government MBS

November 30, 2017
Paul Muolo
Industry lobbyists believe one key legislator in favor of the Ginnie concept is House Financial Services Committee chairman Jeb Hensarling, R-TX…
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