The MSR market is in a good place now, said MountainView’s David Bennett.

Private mortgage insurers were the largest providers of insurance coverage on purchase loans securitized by the three agencies in early 2017, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance analysis. Private MI coverage was attached to $40.08 billion of purchase mortgages securitized by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac during the first quarter. That equaled 26.3 percent of total purchase business by the two government-sponsored enterprises and Ginnie Mae. The FHA provided...[Includes one data table]

The former Fannie Mae economist suggested the Fed should decide to have a measured reduction in its MBS holdings…

The FHFA wants the GSEs to provide liquidity to the trailer home market but there are risks...

During his long career in mortgage finance, Marzol held senior posts at Fannie Mae where he served as executive vice president and chief credit officer...

The company that owns the portfolio was described in the offering circular only as an “experienced seller.”

Total issuance of agency single-family MBS rose a scant 0.6 percent from March to April, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS analysis and ranking. All of the increase came from Ginnie Mae issuance, which rose 16.1 percent from March, hitting $36.30 billion in April. Things were different for the two government-sponsored enterprises: Fannie Mae saw a 3.4 percent decline from the previous month and Freddie Mac volume was down 13.0 percent. Ginnie fared...[Includes two data tables]

Purchase loans accounted for 57.9 percent of April issuance for all three agencies, the highest penetration since September 2015…

The number of FHA loans 30-60 days past due declined by 28.4 percent, lowering the delinquency rate by 1.51 percentage points…

Patenaude also served as HUD assistant secretary for community, planning and development during the George W. Bush administration.