AGMIT acquired $136.9 million of home equity loans in the third quarter and has committed to purchasing another $200 million in loans over the next several months.
Fannie Mae had the biggest monthly gain in total production among the three agencies, which raised its share of agency MBS issuance in October two percentage points to 27.3%.
None of the state or local downpayment assistance programs have enough scale or funding to make a meaningful impact in addressing the challenge of accumulating a 3.5% downpayment on FHA loans, according to analysts at the Urban Institute’s Housing Finance Policy Center.