Ginnie Mae has added a “green status” field to its multifamily MBS disclosures, its first environmental, social and governance disclosure in the multifamily space.

Ginnie Mae should develop policies to attract more issuers to maintain its MBS program liquidity, according to Whalen Global Advisors.

Loan payoffs through refinancing and the like declined during the fourth quarter while buyouts plummeted. On an annual basis, loan removals were largely flat. (Includes data chart.)

Ginnie Mae’s Innovation Lab recently joined the U.S. Federal Housing Blockchain Network, among other tech-related developments.

The number of newly minted Ginnie Mae issuers has fallen dramatically the past year. Something to worry about or the byproduct of the mortgage industry’s cyclicality?

The Congressional Budget Office looked at how an increase in nonbank issuers and a higher volume of VA loans might put Ginnie Mae’s MBS program at risk.

Some of Cenlar’s subservicing clients are eyeing a switch. But when it comes to securities holders whose assets are being serviced by the vendor, so far, there isn’t much to worry about.

Alanna McCargo’s appointment marks a new era for the agency, which had been without permanent leadership since 2017.

The Fed will reduce its purchases of agency MBS more quickly than initially planned; the Senate confirmed Alanna McCargo as Ginnie Mae’s president; Parthenon Capital Partners will acquire a majority stake in Kroll Bond Rating Agency; KBRA raises concerns about non-agency MBS due diligence sampling practices; United Wholesale offers its first non-agency jumbo MBS.

Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods expect prepayment rates on agency MBS to decline further in 2022 as fewer borrowers have incentives to refi.