Ginnie Mae single-family MBS issuance fell slightly from October but remained at near record levels. All told, the three agencies pumped out nearly $355 billion last month, a 5% gain from October.
MBA's Mike Fratantoni: “For the second week in a row, the share of loans in forbearance has increased, driven by a rise in new forbearance requests..."
The estimated $822 billion of conventional-conforming lending set a quarterly record and represented 72.1% of the huge third-quarter wave of mortgage originations.
Fitch also revealed that Provident received a $20 million equity infusion from an affiliated entity in March. Craig Pica, Provident’s CEO, and members of his family, own a majority stake in the lender.