At the very least, refi lenders see their profit margins suffering because of the new edict. But will the GSEs (and the FHFA) hear their pleas?

But can MBA and other outraged trade groups do anything to stop this new LLPA? “We hope to rescind it,” said MBA's Bob Broeksmit...

Pulling the strings behind the non-QM curtain: A giant named PIMCO...

Ginnie also announced new requirements for users of its systems...

S&P and dv01 cited concerns about how mortgage servicers and trustees are handling the reporting of non-QMs in terms of delinquency and forbearance...

Through the first seven months of 2020, Ginnie issued $400.14 billion of single-family MBS, excluding deals backed by FHA reverse mortgages.

Meanwhile, Black Knight reported that an estimated 500,000 mortgage forbearance plans were set to expire at the end of July...

Freddie recently closed on an $835 million Structured Agency Credit Risk deal that was originally sized at $735 million...

In 2Q20, Fannie and Freddie acquired $104.07 billion of loans with DTI ratios greater than 43%, up 40.9% from the previous quarter.

July pushed year-to-date issuance to a stunning $1.512 trillion. The market is on track to top $2.5 trillion by the time 2020 is over, which would smash the current annual record of $2.130 trillion set in 2003.