Ginnie Mae issuers produced just $22.84 billion of new mortgage-backed securities in February, the lowest monthly total in nearly five years, according to a new Inside FHA/VA Lending analysis. [Includes two data charts.]

FHA delinquency rates fell 26.4 basis points between December and January and were down 14.1 bps over an eight-month period ending January, according to the Inside FHA/VA Lending database. [Includes one data chart.]

Home Equity Conversion Mortgage production fell significantly in 2018, according to Inside FHA/VA Lending’s database. [Includes two data charts.]

Ginnie Mae saw a modest increase in issuance of single-family mortgage-backed securities in January, according to an Inside FHA/VA Lending analysis of MBS disclosures. [Includes one data chart.]

Government-backed originations fell significantly in the fourth quarter of 2018 due to a decline in purchase lending even as year-over-year results reflected the uncertainty in last year’s government-backed mortgage market. [Includes three data charts.]