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But will the company's second attempt to go public come to fruition in a market where two lenders already put their offerings on hold?

President-elect Joe Biden’s team has held preliminary talks on how it could oust Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s regulator, a move that would let the new administration fill a post that’s crucial to the mortgage market and its goal of boosting affordable housing.

For some, including National MI and Essent, the improvement is taking place faster than expected.

The volume of Ginnie securities issued in December marked the first time more than $80 billion has been issued in a month.

Fitch and Trepp reported that overall commercial mortgage-backed security delinquencies were down, while the MBA reported a slight increase.

The agency that supervises Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac has pushed for revising an agreement with the Treasury Department allowing the mortgage giants to retain their profits. A deal could be out of reach once Joe Biden takes office.

A slowdown in the increase of loans exiting forbearance “implies that those who were able to absorb the shock of the pandemic and get back on their feet, may have already done so,” said Andy Walden, Black Knight economist.

The transaction features a pool of non-qualified mortgages with a higher-than-average delinquency rate driven by COVID-19 relief plans.

The Swiss banking giant is expected to set aside $850 million for litigation costs stemming from a long-running dispute with bond issuer over the sale of mortgage-backed securities.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s underserved markets plans usually cover a three-year period, but their terms have been shortened due to the pandemic.