Loans to communities ranked with a high social vulnerability index made up roughly 22% of Rural Housing Service-guaranteed single-family home loans in the fourth quarter of 2023. (Includes data table.)

Reverse mortgage lenders funded $3.95 billion in new home equity conversion mortgages in the third quarter, a 17.9% increase from the previous period. Year to date, though, HECM endorsements lagged.

Endorsements of FHA and VA insured loans increased by 9.2% in the third quarter while total first-lien originations declined. (Includes three data tables.)

Some $30.43 billion in Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities was issued last month. FHA volume held up better than VA activity. (Includes two data tables.)

With a healthy reading on FHA’s Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund, lender trade groups want further changes to FHA’s mortgage insurance premium policy. (Includes data table.)

Government-insured mortgage originations grew across all three lending channels in the second quarter, with brokers gaining market share from the correspondent channel. (Includes data chart.)

Loan removals from Ginnie MBS increased in the second quarter of 2023. Removals are largely tied to loan payoffs, though there are some variations among servicers. (Includes data chart.)

After falling below $100 billion in each of the previous two periods, Ginnie Mae issuance turned a corner in the second quarter. But volume is still far off the numbers for most of the past four years. (Includes four data charts.)

Correspondent sales of government-insured loans declined by 28.6% on an annual basis in 2022, though Veterans United boosted its sales by 13.8%. (Includes data chart.)

Loan removals from Ginnie Mae MBS fell to their lowest point in at least four years as payoffs, defaults and loss mitigation all ebbed in the first quarter of 2023. (Includes data chart.)