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November 8, 2024

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Ginnie Refi Business Again Posts Solid Gains in October

Issuance of Ginnie Mae mortgage-backed securities with refinance loans increased sharply for the third straight month in October. However, the refi business appears poised to slow as interest rates on mortgages increased through October. (Includes two data tables.) Read More

VA Says Some Real Estate Agents Are Overcharging

John Bell, executive director of the VA Loan Guaranty Service, spends much of his time now monitoring the impact on VA borrowers from the National Association of Realtors’ landmark antitrust settlement. Read More

Big Changes Expected Following Election

After sweeping Republican victories in elections this week, questions arise over who will lead the FHA, Ginnie Mae and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. Read More

Ginnie Considering Loan-Level MSR Transfers

Currently, if an individual loan in a Ginnie Mae pool has a defect, the entire pool is ineligible for sale, limiting an issuer’s options to transfer servicing rights. Read More

VA Officials, Servicers Monitor VASP Roll-Out

Mortgage servicers and agency officials speaking at the Mortgage Bankers Association’s recent annual convention shared their experiences implementing the new VASP loss-mitigation program. Read More

UI Fellows Propose Zero-Downpayment FHA Loan

Three researchers at the Urban Institute’s Housing Finance Policy Center believe a zero-downpayment FHA loan would be the most cost-effective way to expand first-time homeownership. Read More

FHA Aims to Shore Up HECM Program

FHA and Ginnie Mae officials are working to ensure HECMs are available by implementing various reforms. Read More

Around the Industry

Chairs of the Senate Veterans Affairs Committee and the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs lose re-election bids; HUD announces sale of residential loans on non-vacant properties; FHA issues standards for flood risk management tied to minimum property standards; FHA appraisal data added to Uniform Appraisal Dataset. Read More

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