The bill asks servicers of agency loans to offer forbearance to borrowers experiencing “hardship” but doesn’t say how to assess the impact.

Amid the chaos in the financial market, originations of jumbo mortgages at big banks continue while non-QM lenders are laying off staff.

The bulk of lenders operating in the non-QM market have suspended production due to a lack of demand in the secondary market. There are some signs that originations could resume within weeks.

The list of mortgage industry-related conferences called off due to concerns tied to the spread of the coronavirus is growing day by day.

Fannie Mae reported ”fair value losses” of $2.2 billion for 2019. That’s compared to a $1.1 billion gain in 2018, and a $1.2 billion loss in 2017. Volatility in the company’s income reflects its hedging operations.

Ginnie Mae will meet with nine of its top nonbank issuers to discuss counter-party risk and how they plan to address capital and liquidity issues as part of its continuing surveillance of nonbanks’ financial health.

Nonbanks are on pace to surpass depository institutions as the largest class of agency servicers sometime early this year. (Includes two data charts.)

Since the launch of the single security, investors have increasingly turned to the use of specified pools rather than the TBA market, said Bob Ryan, a former FHFA official and one of the architects of the UMBS.

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae all recorded big gains in refinance business in 2019, driving their combined MBS production to over $1.5 trillion. (Includes two data charts.)