Report published September 24, 2026
Nothing So Permanent: The Long Reach of Government in FHA Land
TCW · September 24, 2026
TCW argues that permanent FHA post-pandemic loss-mitigation policies and servicer buyout incentives are degrading Ginnie Mae MBS convexity and prepayment fundamentals. Consequently, TCW maintains an underweight position in Ginnies relative to conventional MBS, requiring a higher spread risk premium.
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Key Takeaways
- 1.FHA's pandemic-era relief framework expired, but its successor makes workout machinery permanent, incentivizing moral hazard in subprime lending.
- 2.FHA delinquency is rising under the K-shaped economy while new workout waterfalls keep loans in pools longer, worsening Ginnie Mae MBS pool prepayment and buyout risk.
- 3.Issuer buyout options are asymmetric and most profitable in premium pools where par prepayments erode investor prices most, warranting a wider risk premium over conventionals.
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Report data
Figure 1. The Gap Is Not Closing: FHA Versus Conventional 30+ Day Delinquency — as of August 31, 2026.
| Metric | Estimate | Context |
|---|---|---|
| FHA 30+ Day Delinquency Rate | 11.4% | FHA G2SF collateral delinquency compared to 1.3% for conventional MBS collateral. |
| FHA Share of Seriously Delinquent Mortgages | 55.0% | FHA borrowers as a share of all seriously past-due mortgages in the US. |
| FHA 90+ Day Delinquency Rate | 5.3% | Surge driven by credit softening and borrowers staying longer in trial payment plan pipelines. |
| Ginnie Mae Custom Pool Share of Issuance | 38.0% | Growing share of desirable collateral redirected to non-deliverable custom pools, degrading TBA pool quality. |
| FHA Program Redefault Rate | 60.0% | FHA redefault rate on modified / re-performing loans. |
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