One of those GSE watchers is Bose George of Keefe, Bruyette & Woods, who told us: “I see no reason for the administration to negotiate in any meaningful way with the plaintiffs..."
The FHA in 2015 posted significant shares overall among insured loans, except in purchase mortgages where private mortgage insurance enjoyed a slight edge over government-insured products, according to an Inside FHA/VA Lending analysis of agency loan-level mortgage-backed securities. The FHA accounted for the bulk of insured loans in mortgage-backed securities issued last year, writing coverage on an estimated $236.3 billion in mortgage originations, or 38.8 percent of all insured mortgage loans in 2015. Approximately $608.8 billion in securitized mortgages received...[Includes one data table]
Delivery of FHA loans into Ginnie Mae pools declined 21.6 percent in the fourth quarter from the previous quarter, with correspondents accounting for the bulk of FHA loans securitized during the period, according to an Inside FHA/VA Lending analysis of Ginnie Mae data. FHA loans securitized in Ginnie mortgage-backed securities totaled $57.8 billion in the fourth quarter. Approximately $40.6 billion were purchase loans, down 20.6 percent from the previous quarter. MBS backed by FHA refinance loans totaled $17.2 billion, down 23.9 percent from the prior quarter. Correspondents and retail lenders accounted...[Includes two data tables]
There will be no further reductions of the FHA annual mortgage insurance premium or any change in the agency’s life-of-loan pricing, according to the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s top officials.Testifying recently before a House Financial Services subcommittee, FHA Commissioner Edward Golding attributed a 27 percent increase in FHA purchase endorsements last year to a 50 basis point MIP reduction and continued low interest rates. Although he did not provide any updated guidance on MIP adjustments, Golding assured...
The House of Representatives has passed legislation with provisions that would eliminate the cap on VA loan-guaranty limits and create a new office that would manage certain veteran benefits programs, including home-loan guarantees. The bill, H.R. 3016, The Veterans Employment, Education, and Health Care Improvement Act, passed by voice vote and was referred to the Senate for action. It contains...
Some real estate agents and lenders are discouraging veterans and active military personnel from using a VA loan to purchase a home because of misconceptions about the VA Home Loan Guaranty program, a top official of the National Association of Realtors said. Testifying recently before the House Committee on Veteran Affairs, Sherrie Meadows, NAR vice president, acknowledged that some lenders and real estate agents steer their clients away from VA loans because the process could be prohibitive. “They think...
The Obama administration’s recently proposed federal budget is projecting a $61 million profit for the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Section 502 single-family guaranteed housing program in FY 2017. The president’s budget proposal projects $900 million in new direct USDA rural housing mortgage loans in fiscal 2017, the same number of loans projected for fiscal 2016. For 2017, the USDA is seeking...
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