Fun fact: Ginnie Mae regularly captures 95% or more of new FHA and VA loan production...

The benefits of a waiver are straightforward. Fannie said it speeds up the loan origination process...

The MSR totals are based on February loan production by this particular seller...

Fannie and Freddie are earning a ton of money. But that isn't the problem...

“More than 11% of borrowers in forbearance have now exceeded the 12-month mark,” said Mike Fratantoni, MBA’s SVP and chief economist. “We anticipate that servicers will be busy over the next month"...

Executive-wise, Fannie has taken a bigger hit than Freddie...

The Federal Reserve reported that single-family mortgage debt outstanding rose 4.3% in 2020 to $11.666 trillion. Of that total, $8.104 trillion, or 69.4%, was committed to mortgage securities.

Grier will remain as a director, though he’ll abstain from committee work. He’ll also receive the standard CEO base salary of $600,000...

The FHFA based its 30-day liquidity requirement on the coverage ratio used by bank regulators.

But the rule change that has generated the most confusion is one that limits acquisitions of loans secured by investment properties or second homes. One bugaboo: the start date.