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HMBS Continues Forward Momentum
May 26, 2011For the fourth consecutive month HECM mortgage-backed securities (HMBS) issued by Ginnie Mae have increased, topping $1 billion for only the third time in the last 16 months. HMBS issues totaled $1.029 billion in April a 9.5% increase over the $940 issued in March. In all, Ginnie Mae issued $26.408 billion in mortgage-backed securities. HMBS accounted for 3.9% of the total issues. In the first four months of 2011 HMBS issues by Ginnie Mae have reached $3.745 billion. This is a 3.5% decrease over the first four months of 2010. However, 2011 has seen a more consistent forward
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Feb 23, 2011 -
Short-Term Delinquencies Fall to Pre-Recession Levels
Feb 18, 2011 -
Hike the G-Fee (Like a G6 – Far East Movement)
Feb 11, 2011 -
Two things that likely will be missing from the Treasury’s GSE report
Feb 09, 2011 -
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Jan 19, 2011 -
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Jan 11, 2011 -
Bring back the RTC to fix housing
Dec 27, 2010 -
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Dec 22, 2010 -
‘Good politics’ keep barriers to refinancing in place
Dec 02, 2010 -
A mobile future for mortgages
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