Ginnie Mae, a government corporation focused on ensuring liquidity to support mortgage lending, announced the start of the first phase in its initiative to modernize its securitization platform. The plan kicked off with the release of four new systems applications for issuers: Request for Pool Numbers, Request for Commitment Authority, Submission of Master Agreements for Certification and Recertification, and Request Transfer of Issuer Responsibility.
Read More »New Program Offers Small Midwest Lenders Access to Secondary Market
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Chicago is teaming up with Ginnie Mae to provide member institutions with easy access to the secondary market through the Mortgage Partnership Finance (MPF) program.
Read More »Ginnie Mae to Release Loan-Level Data
Beginning August 2, Ginnie Mae will release loan-level data for newly issued single-family mortgage-backed securities (MBS), the company announced.
Read More »Total Mortgage Services Approved as Ginnie Mae Issuer/Servicer
Total Mortgage Services, LLC announced it has been approved as a Ginnie Mae issuer for the GNMA I and II single-family mortgage-backed securities (MBS) program.
Read More »Nationstar Agrees to Buy $215B in Servicing Rights from BofA
Nationstar Mortgage LLC has agreed to purchase residential mortgage servicing rights (MSRs) in the amount of $215 billion in unpaid principal balance from Bank of America.
Read More »Executives, Officials Discuss GSE Developments at MBA Conference
Government agencies have restructured for better risk protection and to position themselves to climb out of the mortgage and housing crisis of 2006-2009.
Read More »Wells Fargo Takes Top Spot for Commercial, Multifamily Originations
The Mortgage Bankers Association released a report Friday that ranked mortgage giant Wells Fargo last year's top commercial and multifamily mortgage originator. The trade group offered a set of comprehensive listings responsible for tracking originations by different investor groups. Wells Fargo snagged mentions in several listings, including those for commercial banks, savings institutions, Fannie Mae, Ginnie Mae, the Federal Housing Administration, Real Estate Investment Trusts, and other investors.
Read More »Ginnie Mae Guarantees Nearly $30B in MBS in March
Ginnie Mae reported $29.23 billion in guarantees for mortgage-backed securities in March this year. The company found Ginnie Mae II single-family pools on the way up with more than $21.56 billion in guarantees, alongside Ginnie Mae I single-family pools that totaled more than $5.34 billion. Single-family issuance for March reached $27.78 billion, while issuance for Home Equity Conversion securities for Ginnie Mae II single-family pools arrived at $882 million for the month.
Read More »HUD Permanently Bars Lender From FHA Insurance
A Dallas-based lender lost privileges Friday when HUD announced that it had permanently banned it from underwriting and originating new mortgages backed by the Federal Housing Administration. Effective immediately, AmericaHomeKey, Inc., will no longer have the ability to churn out loans guaranteed by federal mortgage insurance. The department leveled a number of charges against AHK, claiming that it failed to properly document borrower eligibility for loans in accordance with closing costs, income requirements, and unallowable fees.
Read More »NAHB Proposes Plan to Overhaul Secondary Market
A prominent housing trade group joined a growing roster of policy makers by outlining ways to take the GSEs off federal conservatorship, reintroduce private mortgage-backed securities, and charge existing government entities with stewardship of the new system. The National Association of Home Builders released a white paper Monday that calls on lawmakers to slowly transition a system dominated by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to one that shares and balances responsibility. The proposal comes as others arrive from lawmakers and policy makers to replace the GSEs.
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