A recent opinion piece in the Wall Street Journal suggested that nonbanks have loosened FHA underwriting standards, bringing about a wave of defaults.

A rise in purchase-mortgage volume wasn't enough to offset declining refi activity.

Mark Acosta, chief servicing officer at Pennymac, said the nonbank’s proprietary servicing platform allowed the lender to implement the partial claim option quickly.

Issuance of Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities eased in July as securitizations of refinances dropped. (Includes two data tables.)

The nonbank servicer and a tech vendor separately implemented VA’s partial claim loss-mitigation option well in advance of VA’s deadline.

The agency sought to address the legal risks servicers face when foreclosing on a home in which the VA has a partial claim interest.

FHA is testing the Uniform Appraisal Dataset 3.6 among a select group of lenders, as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac lenders face a mandatory implementation date.

The likelihood that a loan backed by the VA will prepay spikes sharply within the first year after origination, but in a higher rate environment, prepay speeds might be suppressed for a while.

The Mortgage Bankers Association supported the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s proposal to cease requiring a permanent steel chassis on the upper floors of a tiered manufactured structure. The National Association of Home Builders urged HUD to update its codes so the structures remained safe.

FHA and VA borrowers saw more consistent interest rates on new production regardless of their credit score, compared with borrowers who received conventional mortgages.FHA and VA borrowers saw more consistent rate outcomes regardless of their credit score, versus conventional mortgage borrowers.