In a 12-page fact sheet on the announcement, the regulator notes the final rule is “similar in key respects to the proposed rule, with certain enhancements and other changes made in response to comments.”

The list of nonbanks involved in Ginnie buyouts is beginning to grow...

While early-payment default rates showed bigger declines, the rate for loans in the most serious delinquency categories remained relatively high. Across all three agencies, 2.92% of loans were four months or more past due, down slightly from the previous month.

As of the end of October, Ginnie issuers had produced $615.55 billion of new single-family MBS, well over the highest total for a full year set in 2019 at $498.33 billion.

Year-to-date production, $1.852 trillion as of Halloween, was up 131.5% from last year. It’s a foregone conclusion that Fannie and Freddie this month will top the current $1.912 trillion annual record for GSE MBS issuance set back in 2003.

For its part, Fannie has stayed away from new CRT issuance other than some reinsurance transactions...

A basic question is posed: If Fannie and Freddie are earning so much money, why do they need to impose the fee?

No permanent Ginnie president for almost four years? Is that a problem?

Year-to-date issuance climbed to $2.468 trillion at the end of October and should top $3 trillion based on the current pace. As of this writing, there appears to be plenty of gas still left in the tank.