Combined MBS issuance by the three agencies fell $38.26 billion during the second quarter. Sales of California loans to the agencies dropped $36.94 billion from the first quarter.
But there's a catch. Fannie and Freddie now say they will allow PMIs to issue dividends without prior approval as soon as the third quarter, provided their excess PMIERS capital levels are greater than 50%. As of the fourth quarter, the excess capital threshold falls to just 15%.
First-timer loans with private mortgage insurance slipped to 38.6% in the first quarter, down 9 basis points, while the share of FTHB loans with no MI was basically unchanged.
FHA is dedicating resources to servicing oversight and enforcement in the COVID and post-COVID era. In sum, servicers should expect lending monitoring exams to be scheduled in the coming months.
Private MIs reported a 19.6% drop in purchase-mortgage business during the first quarter, which still accounted for 64.8% of their new insurance written for the period.
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