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Articles by Namrata Bhatia

Genworth Weighs its Options as Acquisition Twists in the Wind

July 13, 2020
Namrata Bhatia

An open question mark, the proposed Genworth-Oceanwide merger was first announced in 2016...


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Oceanwide’s Acquisition of Genworth Delayed Yet Again

July 10, 2020
Namrata Bhatia
In the event the deal falls through, Genworth Financial said it is considering a debt offering and a 19.9% initial public offering of its U.S. mortgage insurance business.
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HECM Lending Spiked in 1Q20 but Fell to Its Knees in April

July 1, 2020
Namrata Bhatia

n the first quarter, the top three HECM originators (American Advisors Group, Reverse Mortgage Funding and Finance of America Mortgage) accounted for $1.04 billion, or 26.8%, of total production…


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HECM Production Spikes in 1Q But Sees a Sharp Drop in April

June 26, 2020
Namrata Bhatia
Reverse mortgage lenders pumped out $3.87 billion in the first three months of 2020. But originations took a big step back in April due to COVID-19. (Includes two data charts.)
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KBW Downgrades Private MI Sector

June 12, 2020
Namrata Bhatia
All four monoline insurers, MGIC, Radian, Essent and National Mortgage, have been lowered to “market perform” based on valuations.
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Private Mortgage Insurers Wary of 2Q and Beyond

May 29, 2020
Namrata Bhatia
In recent SEC filings, the nation’s PMI firms disclosed their anxiety about future quarters. The reason: COVID-19 and coming delinquencies.
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Of COVID Times: FHLB Earning Plunge in 1Q20, Advances Surge

May 25, 2020
Namrata Bhatia

FHLB advances reached $806.9 billion at March 31, up 25% sequentially...


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FHLBanks’ Earnings Plunge in 1Q, Advances Surge

May 22, 2020
Namrata Bhatia
Borrowings by members of the Federal Home Loan Bank System increased 25.8% in the first quarter driven by COVID-19-related volatility. On the other end, the FHLBanks reported a huge drop in combined earnings with the San Francisco FHLB incurring a first-quarter loss.
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Arch Warns of 1Q20; Outlook on Private MIs Bumped

April 17, 2020
Namrata Bhatia
Arch Capital announced loss estimates related to COVID-19. Meanwhile, S&P revised downward its outlook on five of the nation’s six private mortgage insurers.
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VA Securitization Volume Increased Sharply in 2019

March 24, 2020
Namrata Bhatia

Roughly $220.8 billion of VA loans were delivered into Ginnie mortgage-backed securities last year...


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