Ginnie Mae announced new rating requirements and risk factors to improve and strengthen its oversight of MBS program participants.

Ginnie Mae stress tests should be limited to issuers with largest and riskiest portfolios, the industry group suggested.

Ginnie Mae’s counterparty risk measures, including stress testing, are credit positive for the MBS sector but may be daunting for smaller participants, says Fitch Ratings in a new report.

In a bid to boost liquidity for issuers, especially nonbank players, Ginnie Mae by yearend will allow financing of servicing advances.

In a bid to boost liquidity for issuers, especially nonbank players, Ginnie Mae by yearend will allow financing of servicing advances.

The trade group is supporting a proposal to restrict VA cash-out refinance loans in excess of 90% LTV from Ginnie Mae II security pools.

Ginnie, other agencies discuss efforts to modernize technology and business platforms to conform with the digitized, paperless mortgage market and deliver faster, efficient service.

The Senate last week passed a bill aimed at rectifying an error that prevented “orphaned” VA loans from delivery into Ginnie MBS pools.

Ginnie Mae should give way to VA if the latter implements protections substantially similar to the agency’s proposed pooling restrictions on higher-risk cash-out refinance loans, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.