During the comment process, industry groups suggested the CFPB create an overlapping period of three to six months between the sunset date of the patch and the implementation of its replacement. However, the CFPB did not adopt the suggestion...

Commenting on the stubbornly high Ginnie measurement, MBA's Fratantoni noted it shows that recovery is not uniform “and that many are still struggling to gain their footing.”

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A former aide to Sen. Walter Mondale, Johnson – operating the company in the wake of the nation’s savings and loan crisis – recognized early on that Fannie’s future would hinge on conducting more business with  nonbank lenders...

Quicken takes another trip to the repo well...

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The previous record, $895.31 billion, was set in the third quarter of 2003.

The reason for the decline: Many borrowers saw their forbearance plans expire because they did not contact their servicer. At least, that’s what MBA concluded.

The overall number of loans declined as borrowers whose loans were not in forbearance took advantage of low interest rates to refinance. Ultimately, Fannie’s net forbearance rate only declined about 1.0% in June, WFS said.

At the same time, sales of refi loans in the highest-risk category fell 5.0%. Such loans have LTVs of 81% to 97% and FICO scores of 620 to 699.