No other mortgage stocks came close but there were strong valuation gains from PennyMac Financial Services, up 60% for the year, and in the mortgage insurance sector.
Loans that qualify for purchase by the GSEs will continue to be exempt from the 43% debt-to-income ratio cap. This development was not unexpected. In July, the CFPB said it would consider a short extension.
The FHFA has enormous sway over the CSS because of its role as regulator and conservator of Fannie and Freddie. However, once (if) the two are recapped and released, that won’t necessarily be the case…
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