A new president in the White House means a changing of the guard at HUD, FHA and Ginnie. The candidates are...

If needed, the Ginnie PTAP liquidity program is there, but very few issuers are using it. A good sign?

Public ownership isn’t for everyone. Just ask FHA-direct giant Freedom Mortgage of Mt. Laurel, NJ.

Thanks to high forbearance readings and escalating delinquencies, Wells Fargo is once again playing the Ginnie buyout game. It’s not alone.

According to FHA Neighborhood Watch, serious delinquencies have increased from 10.4% to 11.2%.

Some of the top aggregators of government-insured correspondent loans pulled back from the market in the second quarter. Retail production grew to 56.5% of FHA/VA lending. (Includes data chart.)

The outlook for HECM lending remains positive as rates remain low and seniors move to tap home equity during these troubled economic times. (Includes data chart.)

Freedom Mortgage remained the top FHA lender at the midway point in 2020 as several of its competitors pulled back from the market. The nonbank extended its lead in the VA sector. (Includes three data charts.)

Thanks to strong cash prices paid by FHA/VA aggregators, fewer mortgage firms are seeking their Ginnie “eagles.”