Ginnie Mae

Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae control about 70% of single-family mortgage originations. Although they are not quick to change the qualification standards, the government-sponsored enterprises frequently play with the debt-to-income ratio, or DTI.  What The Ratio Means For...

Investors who remember the role various real estate-related securities played in global financial crisis may be skittish about embracing an exchanged-traded fund dedicated to mortgage-backed securities, but some funds dedicated to this asset class are relatively low risk and offer investors an...

In addition to headline-grabbing issues such as healthcare and tax reform, one of the major issues President Donald Trump is facing in office is how to handle government-sponsored enterprises Federal National Mortgage Assctn Fnni Me (OTC: FNMA) and Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp (OTC: FMCC). Since...

The selloff in stocks has erased all of the gains on Wall Street this year as the S&P 500 Index dipped into the red for 2014.  In just a few short weeks, sellers have taken control of the momentum in equities and significantly altered the tone of the markets.  As a result of...

The Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae) recently discovered that Bank of America (NYSE: BAC) is missing key documents relating to mortgages the bank services for it, Kate Berry reported for National Mortgage News. Because Bank of America is missing so many documents, Ginnie...