Secondary markets

The reports that will be due for certain months starting next year will add to Ginnie Mae's growing oversight of nonbank mortgage-backed securities issuers.

Procedural limits on condo originations aimed at preventing issues like the Surfside building collapse have frustrated lenders, who will see if this helps.

The company will appeal the New York Stock Exchange's determination that it hasn't demonstrated compliance with NYSE rules within an 18-month period.

Anne Marie Pippin, associate director in the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Office of Financial Technology, weighs the forces shaping the industry's future.

The conflict of interest rule for securitizations doesn't appear to discourage routine transactions, but could add to nonbank compliance costs.

While the government-sponsored enterprise cut its origination forecast for this year, the Mortgage Bankers Association's updated forecast was unchanged from its October prediction.

The loan pool consists of approximately 34,000 single-family mortgages with unpaid principal balances near $11.5 billion.

Bonds have broadly surged in November after the latest U.S. consumer price index report showed essentially no changes in overall prices from the prior month, implying the Fed might be close to getting inflation under control.

Instead of buybacks, performing loans could be subject to fees related to defect rates, with some exceptions made for small lenders that deliver a limited volume of mortgages.

The departures of David Benson and Jeffrey Hayward means decades of internal experience are leaving the company, said David Stevens.