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Inside Mortgage Finance

January 7, 2021

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Agency Single-Family Market Tops $1 Trillion in 4Q20

Fannie and Freddie led the surge to a record $3.15 trillion of agency MBS issuance in 2020. The agency market saw huge shifts in seller demographics. (Includes two data charts.) Read More

Some Mortgage CEOs Earned More Than LeBron in 2020?

It was that kind of year in 2020: chatter about fat checks for CEO/proprietors. Some may have earned more than the nation’s top athletes but probably less than Oprah. Read More

Trade Groups Seek Recall of Nonbank Servicer Proposal

A proposal by state regulators to set standards for nonbank servicers was met with harsh criticism from many trade groups and industry analysts. The comment period for the proposal closed at the end of 2020. Read More

Guaranteed Rate to Buy Stearns

The calendar has just turned and already we have a decent-sized M&A deal. Read More

CFPB Task Force Suggests Packaging Settlement Services

The task force said Congress should authorize the bureau to issue federal licenses to non-depositories that provide lending services. But any proposal to preempt state licensing laws will face significant pushback. Read More

Federal Agencies Clear Up Confusion on Forbearance

It wasn’t clear if coronavirus forbearance for federally backed mortgages was allowed after the end of 2020. Federal agencies addressed the issue near the end of December, though there’s still uncertainty. Read More

FHA Autonomy Unlikely, Industry Experts Conclude

Every now and then the idea of spinning off the FHA into a separate unit is floated. As usual, it’s expected to go nowhere. Read More

Freddie Posts New Mission-Driven Discounts

To meet FHFA’s new mission-driven purchase volume requirements, Freddie Mac will modify its guarantee-fee discounts for low-, very-low- and moderate-income loans. Read More

Grapevine: A Rising 10-Year and a Shift in the Power Grid

Rates are rising and that means an end to the refi boom? Don’t bet on it. Read More

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