Depositories also added to their Ginnie Mae pass-through investments, but by only 0.7 percent…

Meanwhile, MountainView Servicing Group is selling a $1.9 billion Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac bulk MSR portfolio…

Some 61.0 percent of loans securitized by Ginnie Mae in the first half of 2016 were purchase mortgages, compared to 46.2 percent for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac…

The private MI share of new primary insurance rose 6.0 percentage points to 37.8 percent during the second quarter, while the FHA share fell 5.4 percentage points to 34.4 percent…

Will the last megabank left in the FHA market please turn off the light...

Despite the FHA loss of market share to the private mortgage insurance business in the second quarter of 2016, stakeholders continue to believe that an FHA premium reduction is not likely to occur any time soon. Analysts with Keefe Bruyette & Woods said that, while investor concern about an FHA price cut remains elevated, the likelihood of a cut “is not very high” and the impact would be limited since the FHA is likely to cut rates only by about 30 basis points before hitting the ...

The IG suggested that state HFA downpayment assistance programs are no different than the seller-funded DPA arrangements that led to huge losses for the FHA…

In a tough Ginnie MSR market, servicing advisors believe deals can get done as long as the seller has realistic expectations on price.

Keep in mind there are just seven MI firms writing new policies today so there are antitrust implications regarding two large players merging...

The FHA endorsed a total of $61.54 billion of forward mortgages during the second quarter, according to a new Inside FHA/VA Lending analysis and ranking.