Nearly 93% of all the FHA loans to millennials that closed in October were for home purchases.

FHA delinquencies are a paramount concern for regulators and lenders but the MMIF closed fiscal 2020 on solid footing. (Includes data chart.)

The Ginnie Mae bulk MSR market has been parched since the pandemic started. Is a recovery finally in the wind?

More issuers are stepping up their game in buyouts of delinquent loans from Ginnie pools. Nonbanks especially. (Includes data chart.)

Without much warning or explanation, top-ranked FHA/VA originator Caliber has scuttled its IPO, at least for now.

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.

The number of loans in Ginnie MBS that had COVID forbearance fell 6% from July to August, although a growing share of the loans fell into the seriously delinquent category. (Includes two data charts.)