Private MIs Not Losing Sleep Over Rumored MIP Cut February 26, 2021 Maria Volkova The general consensus among private mortgage insurers is that a potential cut to FHA mortgage insurance premiums will have little impact on their business. Read More
Overall, Forbearance is Flat Except in Ginnies December 11, 2020 Paul Muolo High unemployment readings are fueling an increase in Ginnie forbearance. Trouble ahead?Read More
FHA Chief’s Criticism on Loan Limits No Big Deal? December 11, 2020 Paul Muolo Was FHA chief Dana Wade out of line on her criticism of the high-cost loan limit? Not really but it was (sort of) rare.Read More
Millennial Homebuying Flies In the Face of Convention December 11, 2020 Dennis Hollier Nearly 93% of all the FHA loans to millennials that closed in October were for home purchases.Read More
New FHA/VA Loan Limits Coming Soon November 25, 2020 Dennis Hollier New FHA and VA loan limits for 2021 will be released on Dec. 2. Read More
The FHA MMIF Posts Solid Capital Ratio of 6.10% November 13, 2020 Paul Muolo and Maria Volkova FHA delinquencies are a paramount concern for regulators and lenders but the MMIF closed fiscal 2020 on solid footing. (Includes data chart.)Read More
Top FHA Lender Freedom Likely to Stay Private October 16, 2020 Paul Muolo Public ownership isn’t for everyone. Just ask FHA-direct giant Freedom Mortgage of Mt. Laurel, NJ. Read More
No. 2 FHA Lender Sees Even Better Times in 3Q20 September 4, 2020 Paul Muolo Quicken Loans, a top-ranked FHA and VA lender, had stellar results in 2Q.Read More
Former Ginnie Chief Tozer Continues to Worry About Liquidity July 24, 2020 Paul Muolo Ted Tozer, the former Ginnie president, wants to head off a potential liquidity crisis before it happens. Is anyone listening?Read More
Arch Parent Sells 30-Year Paper, ILN Too July 10, 2020 Paul Muolo Now that markets have calmed somewhat, mortgage insurers can issue insurance-linked deals and more. Arch is the first out.Read More
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