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Mortgage insurance companies could lose a ton of business if an amendment proposed by Fannie Mae becomes law, MI sources told Mortgage Servicing News.
According to a draft of possible amendments on pending legislation to restructure oversight of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the two congressionally chartered mortgage giants would be allowed to use "spread accounts" for credit enhancement purposes on mortgages where the loan-to-value ratio is 80% or higher.
One MI official familiar with the issue said the spread accounts contemplated by Fannie Mae would serve as a type of mortgage insurance.
He noted that a few years back, Fannie's regulator, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, told the mortgage giant that it could not use spread accounts for credit enhancement purposes.
The draft on the amendments ...
Source: HighBeam Research, MIs Riled Up by Amendment.(Brief Article)