Pandemic-related forbearance requests continued to rise in the week ending April 19, according to the latest MBA tally.

VA-backed lending remains a silver lining in an otherwise gloomy mortgage market.

Delinquency rates for government-insured loans generally declined in the first quarter, but 30-day past-due rates were up for both FHA and VA, with a noticeable gain from February to March. (Includes four data charts.)

FHA loans are known as low FICO score products, and that's a problem in this new coronavirus world we live in. Warehouse lenders are lowering the boom.

Ginnie MBS servicers received a shot in the arm earlier this month thanks to new language in a PTAP facility.

Greystone to provide $25 million in HUD-insured construction financing for a multifamily project; the COVID-19 outbreak has spurred technological innovation at FHA; A new hire for Down Payment Resource.

The next big refinance wave in government lending may take a few months to fully hit the Ginnie Mae MBS market, but it's coming. (Includes four data charts.)

In response to the coronavirus outbreak, Ginnie is allowing lenders and issuers to execute certain forms using an electronic signature.

VA deliveries into Ginnie MBS increased a stunning 44.5% in 2019. The share of refis in total VA securitization saw a sharp increase too. (Includes data chart.)

Refinance business held up better than the purchase market in February, and a handful of issuers actually increased their Ginnie MBS activity. (Includes two data charts.)