Ginnie Mae Unpaid Principle Balance Hits $1.870 Trillion

Sep 28, 2017

Ginnie Mae has announced that issuance of its mortgage back securities (MBS) totaled $44.13 billion in August, an increase from July’s issuance of $41.95 billion.

A breakdown of August’s issuance includes $42.14 billion of Ginnie Mae II MBS and $2 billion of Ginnie Mae I MBS, which provided access to $42.68 billion in capital for single family home loans and $1.45 billion for multifamily home loans.

Issuance in Fiscal Year 2017 to date is $465 billion, which maintains pace for Ginnie Mae to surpass its MBS issuance totals for FY16. Ginnie Mae total outstanding unpaid principle balance increased to $1.870 trillion, which is up from $1.713 trillion in August 2016.

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