Compliance & Regulation

It’s at least the second time in less than four months that the Securities and Exchange Commission has dropped an investigation into the marketing of mortgage-backed securities by a large U.S. bank.

One part of the commercial mortgage-backed securities market to watch closely for changing dynamics and hidden risk or opportunity is the retail sector.

Congress may decide to cap the mortgage interest deduction on residential debt at just $500,000.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac seller/servicers which have already been hit with two recent guarantee-fee increases should expect even more, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

By only stalling the foreclosure process longer than it should be, homeowners who fall prey to pretender defenders are losing large sums of money.

Veteran bond market executive and researcher Mark Adelson is joining BondFactor as its chief strategy officer.

They have a different work/life style than civilian consumers.

As of July 2012, EverBank serviced roughly 390,000 residential mortgages with an unpaid principal balance of $53.1 billion.

Regulators released new details on how they will enforce restrictions on charter swaps by troubled banks.

The qualified mortgage test and risk retention rules will cement Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac’s dominance in the secondary market, according to FBR Capital Markets.