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While the agency affirmed the bank's current high ratings, it also cited instances of noncompliance, which led to the downgrade.

The same day Provident Financial Services announced it had agreed to buy Lakeland for $1.3 billion, the seller disclosed an ongoing fair-lending investigation by the Justice Department. Provident said it has "not heard anything" that would give it pause.

As uncertainty around global inflation has shocked the broader market, MBS have undergone some sharp one-day moves.

U.S. sales of new homes unexpectedly rose in August, representing a break in an otherwise rapid descent this year for a housing market still at risk of further deterioration as mortgage rates climb.

Angel Oak Capital Advisors has helped institutional clients buy subordinated debt with the assistance of a distributed ledger developed by Brightvine. Benefits to the issuer and investors include a central place to find all documents and automated updates when banks pay off their loans.

The decline was "widespread" impacting eight of the nine U.S. census divisions, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Investor activity in the housing market has had a nominal impact on the cost of housing, the head of the National Rental Home Council writes, citing research by one of the government-sponsored enterprises. Supply-demand imbalance is the primary driver of price appreciation, he argues.

The Federal Housing Administration also announced it would incorporate similar borrower history into its underwriting beginning at the end of October.

David Howard is executive director of the National Rental Home Council.

Rachel Trembley is a senior account manager at Corporate Synergies, focused on client satisfaction, communication, goal-setting and success. Prior to joining Corporate Synergies, Trembley worked as assistant vice president of account management at Jaeger & Flynn Associates in Clifton Park, New York.