The firm’s deal will be financed with bonds that are expected to have a five-year maturity, a floating-rate coupon and a rating from a major rating service.

Borrowers are given the option to either make a single, lump sum draw for adjustable and fixed-rate HECMs at closing or within the 12-month period after the loan closing.

The Chicago ordinance, which took effect in November 2011, requires mortgage lenders to register vacant properties with the city and pay a $500 registration fee.

Joel Tillett and five other former employees were indicted in May on federal charges they conspired to defraud mortgage lenders by submitting loan applications that contained false information.

The agency watchdog wants HUD to pursue civil remedies against The Lending Company and impose fines for incorrectly certifying that mortgages were eligible for FHA insurance.

HUD eliminated the standard 30-year, fixed-rate HECM in April because the default rate on the loans was about four times that of a non-HECM regular mortgage.

FHFA blames part of the GSEs’ significant losses on subprime MBS, which JPMorgan and 16 other financial institutions sold to Fannie and Freddie.

FHFA has been analyzing approaches for reducing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loan limits across the country, "and any such change would be announced with adequate advance notice for implementation on January 1, 2014" the regulator said.

The trend toward private MI is likely to continue in anticipation of the FHA Solvency Act of 2013, which is awaiting action on the Senate floor.

Nonbanks the likes Ocwen Financial, Nationstar and Walter Investment will continue to be buyers of mortgage servicing rights.