“But HUD is doing the right thing here,” said Rob Moore, a senior policy analyst at the Natural Resources Defense Council.

A few years back, Pinto and AEI unveiled a new mortgage product called the Wealth Building Home Loan, which was intended to provide an affordable mortgage option for low- and middle-income borrowers.

Acting Ginnie Mae President Michael Bright: “If they don’t have money to make principal and interest payments to investors every 20th day of the month, then Ginnie MBS are in trouble.”

Ocwen disclosed this warning: “Non-compliance with the laws and regulations of India or the Philippines could result in restrictions on our operations in these countries, fines, penalties or sanctions or reputational damage.”

General Electric is exploring the possibility of a settlement with the Department of Justice to resolve an ongoing federal investigation of its discontinued pre-crisis subprime mortgage business, known as WMC.

At last check, Fannie common was selling for $1.62 a share, Freddie $1.57.

Pete Carroll, an executive at CoreLogic, noted that many Democrats in Congress will not support a housing finance reform bill unless such provisions are included.

The firms that have been warned by Ginnie are: Cardinal Financial, Flagstar, Freedom Mortgage, JG Wentworth, loanDepot, Nations Lending, New Day Financial, SunWest Mortgage and Texas Capital Bank.

PHH Mortgage said it has taken its last loan application on behalf of a private-label origination client.

As might be expected, the American Enterprise Institute wants to eliminate Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac…