In the second part of a hearing by the Senate Banking Committee on the housing reform outline by Sen. Mike Crapo, experts gave insights into how the outline could be strengthened.
Read More »Ginnie Mae Outstanding MBS Steady at $2T Threshold
Issuance of Ginnie Mae’s mortgage-backed securities continues its upward slope. Click through to learn more.
Read More »Crapo’s 5-Point Plan for Housing Finance Reform
Senate Banking Committee Chair Sen. Mike Crapo released an outline to “expeditiously fix our flawed housing finance system.” Click through to learn what his plan entails.
Read More »Ginnie Mae Outstanding MBS Crosses $2T Threshold
Outstanding mortgage-backed securities at Ginnie Mae have risen five-fold since the financial crisis. But here’s why the agency is raising concerns about nonbanks’ ability to meet financial obligations.
Read More »Ginnie Mae’s Michael Bright Steps Down
Bright, the EVP and COO at the agency was nominated to become President of Ginnie Mae. Here’s who will step in as Acting President after his departure.
Read More »Ginnie Mae’s Guidelines to a Healthy Mortgage Market
Here’s a look at the steps undertaken by Michael Bright, EVP and COO of the company to safeguard the stability and integrity of the mortgage-backed securities market.
Read More »MBS Trends Are Changing
A new report found that Ginnie Mae’s bank and thrift holdings of agency mortgage-backed securities pass-throughs fell for the first time in Q1 2018, then again in Q2. Here’s what this decline could mean for the MBS market.
Read More »A Snapshot of MSR Activities
A recent webinar covered the state of MSR, including values and how to understand the shifts in MSR pricing and assumptions. Click through to learn more about how mortgage rates have impacted MSR.
Read More »If Confirmed, Here’s How Kraninger Plans to Run the Bureau
The Senate Banking Committee advanced the nominations of Kathy Kraninger to head the BCFP and Michael Bright to head Ginnie Mae on Thursday. Both nominations now move to the full Senate for further confirmation votes.
Read More »Ginnie Mae’s Outstanding MBS Balance Approaches $2T
The Government National Mortgage Association has released an update on its issuance and outstanding unpaid balances of mortgage-backed securities. Click through to learn more about the state of Ginnie Mae's MBS issuance.
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