Finance

The government-sponsored enterprise has been using a predictive Jupiter Intelligence score suite to review its more than 17 million residential mortgage-related assets.

A pension fund looked to impose a fiduciary duty regarding a mortgage securitization instrument, but a federal judge said no.

But on a cumulative basis since 2013, the unpaid principal balance of reference pools is higher at Freddie Mac, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

An 18-month transition period will end on July 31 for adoption of the Single Family Pool Delivery Module.

When the once-ubiquitous interest rate goes away at the end of June, some businesses that have older loans may see a sudden jump in their payments. Banks, lawyers and business leaders are doing last-minute work to avoid that scenario.

The enterprises should offer an indemnification in lieu of the practice of a repurchase demand for all performing loans, writes the Executive Director of Community Home Lenders of America.

The transaction comes along with a low-coupon, low leverage $13 billion conforming portfolio, providing capital for further growth.

Guild Mortgage and Axia Home Loans shared their perspectives on how to ensure the health and prosperity of smaller shops at the MBA Secondary & Capital Markets Conference this week.

Single-family officials at an industry conference also quantified some of the progress they're making with alternative credit data, and noted that digital validations can help reduce defects.

During her opening remarks before lawmakers Tuesday, the head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency reiterated that borrowers with strong credit profiles are not being penalized to benefit those with poorer scores.