On May 20, Ginnie Mae released “APM 24-08: Mandatory Recovery Planning Requirements for Certain Issuers,” which outlined Ginnie Mae’s introduction of recovery planning requirements for issuers whose portfolios exceed $50...more
On January 16, Ginnie Mae announced its plans to consider the development of a new securitization product in connection with broader efforts to expand its existing Home Equity Conversion Mortgage (HECM) mortgage-backed...more
Consistent with its mission to safeguard against fraud, waste, and abuse, the Office of Inspector General (OIG) of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) recently announced concerns regarding Ginnie Mae’s...more
As we noted very briefly on Monday in our “Quick Take on a Sudden Change in the Banking Landscape,” among the various actions the government took Sunday evening to try to stabilize the banking market, the Federal Reserve...more
In early February 2023, as part of its broader mission to support and sustain the financing of affordable single family and multifamily housing for all Americans, Ginnie Mae further refined its focus on social responsibility...more
Ginnie Mae clarifies its MBS Guide with respect to seasoning of VA IRRRLs that are a “Refinance of a Modified Loan.” Issuers had challenged Ginnie Mae’s buy out demands that claimed insufficient seasoning when measured from...more
Our Finance Group discusses expansion of the Ginnie Mae Pass-Through Assistance Program to multifamily mortgage-backed securities issuers. How often and how a multifamily MBS issuer makes a request for assistance....more
On April 10, Ginnie Mae issued a new All Participants Memorandum (APM) officially implementing its Pass-Through Assistance Program (PTAP/C19) for issuers under Ginnie Mae’s Single-Family program for which the COVID-19...more
In an All Participants Memo dated April 10, 2020 (APM 20-03), Ginnie Mae announced that it revised and expanded its issuer assistance programs in Chapter 34 of the Mortgage Backed Securities Guide (MBS Guide) to include a...more
S.E.C. v. Radius Capital Corp., No. 15-12004, 2016 WL 3542235, ___ F. App’x ___ (11th Cir. June 29, 2016). The Eleventh Circuit last month explained the material similarities and differences between two kinds of...more
The depth and impact of the 2007-08 financial crisis, rooted in residential finance, have been apparent for some time. There has never been doubt that its aftermath would transform the way mortgage lending operates in the...more
Section 25 of the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) permits issuers of tax-exempt qualified mortgage revenue bonds to elect to issue mortgage credit certificates (MCCs) to eligible homebuyers in lieu of offering mortgages financed...more