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.

FHA updates handbook; Ginnie portfolio nears $3 trillion; Ginnie prepares for MFA sign-in.

MGIC had $17.75 billion in new insurance written in the second quarter, a 23.0% increase from the first quarter.

Ginnie Mae has revised guidance to clarify that re-performing loans could season while on a three-month trial payment plan of a standalone partial claim.

Primary mortgage insurance activity was up 17% in the second quarter after a slow start to the year, with private insurers claiming more of the purchase market but losing share in refinances. (Includes four data tables.)

Changes to the GSEs’ condo lending requirements won’t bring relief in the near term to the slumping condo market.

Servicers will not need to use a judicial foreclosure process to terminate a loan backed by the Department of Veterans Affairs that has a partial claim interest, according a new VA policy.

A couple of lenders of home equity line of credit products expanded their offerings in July, capitalizing on momentum in one of the few market segments with a bright outlook in the near-term.

VA loans have notoriously high prepay rates compared to FHA loans, in part because of VA’s generous refinance program.

Performance among borrowers with higher loan-to-value ratios has continued to weaken relative to higher-credit-quality auto loan borrowers, and loss severity has increased.