The FHA’s and VA’s acceptance of residential properties with existing senior PACE (Property Assessed Clean Energy) liens is credit positive for asset-backed securities backed by PACE assessments and could have a mixed effect on some residential mortgage-backed securities, according to a new analysis by Moody’s Investors Services. The move is expected to expand the availability of mortgage financing for purchasers of homes with PACE obligations as well as ...

Interest Rate for VA Streamline Modifications. Servicers initiating a trial payment plan (TPP) for a VA streamline loan modification may seek pre-approval from the Department of Veterans Affairs to complete the modification with an interest based on the approval date of the TPP instead of the interest rate at the time the modification was approved. All pre-approval requests must be submitted prior to the TPP agreement or loan modification ... [Includes three briefs]

HUD said the final rule will create efficiencies in property disposition and help HUD obtain the greatest value for REO properties.

All seven of the nation’s active MIs reported hefty increases in flow volume…

Earlier in the week, candidate Trump warmed the hearts of banking and financial services executives everywhere when he said he would propose a moratorium on all new financial regulations…

Lenders originated home loans that included primary mortgage insurance at a hectic pace during the second quarter of 2016, according to a new Inside Mortgage Finance ranking and analysis. A whopping $196.23 billion of new mortgage originations carried private MI during the second quarter, including significant increases in both private MI and government-insured mortgage insurance. That was up 34.1 percent from the first three months of 2016, and represented the biggest quarterly total on record. Private MI posted...[Includes three data tables]

California accounts for the largest share of the collateral at 12.8 percent, based on dollar volume. Florida is second at 8.6 percent.

The agency single-family MBS market gained speed for the sixth consecutive month in July and appeared on track to top last year’s annual total by the time 2016 is over. According to a new Inside MBS & ABS analysis and ranking, Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae produced a hefty $129.30 billion of new single-family MBS in July. That was up 7.7 percent from June and represented the biggest month in new issuance since August 2013. While the year-to-date totals were still slightly below the volume produced in the first seven months of 2015, this year’s market probably hasn’t...[Includes two data tables]

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is not proposing any additional cure provisions in its proposed rule to update and clarify certain aspects of its Truth in Lending Act/Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act Integrated Disclosure rule, known as TRID. The TRID 2.0 proposed rule was released late last week. Former CFPB official Quyen Truong, now a partner in the Washington, DC, office of the Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP law firm, told...

The three agencies securitized $43.09 billion of purchase mortgages last month, a 15.3 percent increase from June.