Although early-payment delinquency rates were up across the board, they remained significantly lower than six months ago.

In addition, the language includes a 365-day requirement, which essentially extends the short-term cash flow analysis.

Roughly 33% said profits will remain the same while 48% expect earnings to decrease...

MBA: “Compared to the last two months, more homeowners exiting forbearance are using a modification – a sign that they have not been able to fully get back on their feet, even if they are working again.”

The “alternative methods for documenting income” for self-employed borrowers includes the use of unaudited income statements. But borrowers will now have to provide three months of bank statements instead of the traditional two.

Justice Stephen Breyer raised eyebrows by characterizing the net worth sweep as a nationalization of the enterprises. “That’s what they did,” he said. “If you look at their giving the net worth to Treasury, it’s nationalizing the company.”

Fannie suspended CRT issuance earlier this year when the FHFA proposed new capital requirements for the GSEs. Freddie, though, stayed in...

The FHA/VA market was more subdued, with total conforming-jumbo loans pooled in Ginnie MBS rising 16.7%. The VA program accounted for 83.0% of government-insured jumbo volume, with quarterly securitization up 17.7%.

According to Moody’s, prior to the securitization, loanDepot had sponsored five warehouse deals totaling $1.8 billion...

The decline in first-time buyer share was due in part to a failure of the government-insured sector to keep pace with the conventional market.