Press Releases

2008

September 10 - Statement from Joseph J. Murin, President of the Government National Mortgage Association regarding GSE takeover

August 5 - Ginnie Mae Enhances Its Risk Management Strategy

July 24 - Ginnie Mae Surges to $3 Billion Jumbo Loan Securitizations in Four Months
Lenders Seek Government Security Ginnie Mae Provides

July 7 - Pennsylvania Mortgage Official Sworn In As New Ginnie Mae President
Joseph J. Murin Tapped to Lead Government Corporation

June 26 - Ginnie Mae Ushers Fixed Rate Reverse Mortgage Securities to Secondary Market
As Reverse Mortgage Securitization Program Exceeds $600 Million Issuance Mark

May 13 - April 2008 Issuance Statement

April 17 - Ginnie Mae Issuance Soars to Nearly $15 Billion in March
Issuance Increase Fueled By Market Upheaval

March 26 - Financial Freedom Joins Ginnie Mae's Reverse Mortgage Securitization Program
Ginnie Mae Program Now Includes One of the Nation's Top Reverse Mortgage Lenders

March 6 - Ginnie Mae To Securitize First FHA High-Balance Loans
New Ginnie Mae Security Supports Economic Stimulus Package

2007

November 9 - Ginnie Mae Guarantees First Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Mortgage-Backed Security
Issuance Is First Security Backed by FHA Home Equity Conversion Mortgage Loans

October 16 - Ginnie Mae Securitizes New Class of FHA Refinance Loan With Custom Mortgage-Backed Security

August 30 - Ginnie Mae Increases Homeownership Opportunities for Veterans
Eliminates home loan limits for Americans who have served

July 10 - Ginnie Mae Reaches Milestone in Development of Mortgage-Backed Security for Reverse Mortgages

July 3 - Ginnie Mae Applauds Creation of Reverse Mortgage Market Index

May 15 - Ginnie Mae Commends New FHA HECM Loan Performance Study

February 27 - Ginnie Mae Boosts America's Affordable Housing as Multifamily Program Continues Unprecedented Growth

2006

October 17 - New Ginnie Mae Mortgage-Backed Security Could Help Lower Costs of Reverse Mortgages for Older Americans

August 21 - Ginnie Mae to Securitize New USDA Rural Development Initiative

June 29 - Robert Couch Sworn in as Ginnie Mae President

April 19 - Ginnie Mae Applauds Far-reaching Proposal to Modernize the Federal Housing Administration

2005

December 2 - Ginnie Mae Announces the Results of Quality Control Review; Buydown Pool Lists

October 21 - Ginnie Mae Adopts Business Improvement Suggestions

September 12 - Ginnie Mae Announces Special Procedures for Security Holders in Disaster-affected Areas

September 8 - HUD Extends Targeted Lending Initiative To Hurricane Katrina Disaster Areas

August 3 - Ginnie Mae Expedites Release of Disclosure Information

March 31 - Ginnie Mae Releases Responses To Its Business Improvement Initiative

March 2 - Ginnie Mae Securitizes First Section 538 Multi-family Rural Housing Loan

January - Ginnie Mae Receives Unqualified Audit Opinion

2004

October 7 - Ginnie Mae names Michael Frenz its new executive vice president and chief operating officer

2003

December 16 - Ginnie Mae celebrates 35 years of bringing Wall Street to main street

March - HUD outreach efforts to provide critical information to soldiers and sailors deployed to Middle East

January 14 - Ginnie Mae announces changes to mortgage-backed security program

2002

November 21 - Ginnie Mae hits historic $2 trillion mark In mortgage-backed securities issued

November 5 - Changes to Ginnie Mae MBS Program expected to lower costs of mortgages, increase homeownership

October 23 - Martinez announces changes to help insurer community support men and women in uniform