Ginnie Mae President Ted Tozer said the agency wants to phase out the Ginnie I MBS program.

The first GSE risk sharing transaction is likely to be a senior-subordinate structure and be issued as a credit-linked note.

Total primary mortgage insurance coverage provided by private MIs fell 6.5 percent to $50.44 billion in the first quarter, a figure that includes HARP loans.

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The GSE "common securitization platform" is under construction and already potential add-ons are being discussed, including a loan acquisition module.

The game is on: MBA wants a single GSE security and will lobby aggressively on the issue.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac securitized a total of $27 billion of mortgages with LTV ratios north of 105 percent, most of which did not have insurance.

In the first quarter nonbanks continued to gain significant market share in the residential servicing business, according to a new and exclusive ranking from Inside Mortgage Finance.

When it comes to sales of retail-originated loans with private mortgage insurance, Quicken Loans is the new king of the market, according to exclusive figures compiled by Inside Mortgage Finance.

Banks are still making nice profits off their residential lending and servicing businesses, but 4Q12 may turn out to be a peak in the cycle.