October was also unusual because the flow of VA loans into Ginnie MBS exceeded the intake of FHA loans. That’s the first month of VA supremacy over FHA since the beginning of 2017 and perhaps in Ginnie’s history.

The FHA program saw the slowest gain in FTHB business, up just 13.6% from the previous period…

Ginnie Mae MBS issuance totaled $50.4 billion in August, the best monthly reading of the year…

The lifting of the sanctions comes amid a recent report by Bloomberg that New Day Chairman Emeritus Joe Murin might be a candidate to be the next permanent president of the government guarantor.

The big question: What happens when this refi boom ends? Is it too early to ask?

Charges also were filed against former Live Well executives Eric Rohr and Darren Stumberger who entered a guilty plea in the case late last week and are now cooperating with investigators.

For the first half, the top five HECM lenders were American Advisors Group, One Reverse Mortgage, Synergy One, Reverse Mortgage Funding, and Fairway Independent Mortgage…

From fiscal 2010-2016, FHA sold roughly 111,000 troubled loans to private investors, including nonprofits, through DASP. In addition, GAO found that FHA did not routinely assess outcomes…

In addition, the new rules would establish an allowable range for commercial space between 25% and 60%, which would make it less cumbersome for mixed-use communities to obtain FHA approval. 

The top three MIs in terms of risk-in-force: Arch, Radian and MGIC...