The ultimate goal: to reduce the number of authorized shares, which should result in a sizeable increase in the company’s share price.

Black Knight estimates that based on its reading of May 26, MBS servicers need to advance $3.6 billion a month to investors in government MBS on forborne loans and an additional $1.5 billion for real estate taxes and insurance.

Total Ginnie MBS production last month came to $61.34 billion, topping the previous record set in October 2019.

The senators write: “The CFPB and FHFA must also have plans to use their respective tools and authorities to immediately address trends that indicate borrowers are receiving inaccurate information or unequal treatment, or that servicers are not complying with the law.”

Why sell now when you can make a ton of money later?

Conferences, exhibit halls and the sponsorships that go along with them are an important source of revenue for many trade groups...

Fun fact: Refi applications are up 176% from last year.

When measured against outstanding first liens calculated by Inside Mortgage Finance – $11.168 trillion – that means $933.6 billion of residential loans have been impaired (to some degree) by the pandemic.

Jim Parrott: “It seems to me, it would be extremely helpful for them to add non-agency lending as acceptable collateral under these TALF programs, whether at the MBS level or at the loan level."

Next stop: The Fannie/Freddie re-IPOs?