Both of the government-sponsored enterprises are on track to meet the 2015 risk-sharing goals established by the Federal Housing Finance Agency with a quarter of the year to spare. Officials at Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and the FHFA said the GSEs will continue to work to expand the risk-sharing efforts, which are popular among many investors in the secondary market. At the ABS East conference produced by Information Management Network last week in Miami, Scott Smith, an associate director of capital policy at the FHFA, said he would like to see continued efforts to broaden the investor base for risk-sharing transactions. More than 160 investors have bought...

Mark Zandi, chief economist with Moody’s, said the biggest impediment to opening up the FHA credit box is the issue of loan certification.

All of the servicing rights being auctioned off are currently being subserviced by Cenlar.

Ginnie Mae defines “inactivity” as 18 months of dormancy. At least 50 issuers meet that definition...

Meanwhile, the MBA chief – and his members – were caught off guard by Tozer’s comments about nonbanks and servicing transfers.

American Advisors Group ranked first among all reverse mortgage originators in the first half, funding $1.2 billion. None of the top 15 are depositories.

One frequent participant on the buy-side of MSR deals called the current price structure “fair” and below the “overheated” level that buyers witnessed a year ago.

Ginnie Mae securitization data for the first six months reflect an upward trend in VA loan originations...

Concerned with worsening late-claim filing, the FHA proposed to establish a timeframe for filing insurance claims and to penalize lenders with complete termination of insurance...

The Fannie/Freddie loans are dominated by Florida mortgages at 32 percent of the flow.