Finance

The upcoming shift may help to prepare the government-sponsored enterprise for a conservatorship exit by reducing interest-rate volatility in Fannie’s earnings.

The government-sponsored enterprise also saw a 22% increase in net worth from the second quarter.

Brookfield will securitize part of a $255 million loan that was applied to its purchase of three high-end hotels in Atlanta, Washington, D.C., and San Diego.

The lease/purchase home operator is securitizing a loan with higher debt-service coverage that most prior MBS issues from its trust. It also is providing a geographically diverse mix of homes that make the deal less vulnerable to isolated outbreak hotspots.

Trepp research finds that high demand, especially during the COVID-19 outbreak, has rewarded MBS investors' faith in a sector with 'negligible' delinquency rates and healthier leverage levels among operators.

The mortgage unit contributed $20 million of the $26 million the holding company earned over that period.

The company had lower losses on its mortgage servicing rights investments compared with the second quarter.

First American Financial, Old Republic, Stewart reveal how the third-quarter results point their way forward.

Hint: It's not all about the money. Company leadership enumerates the intangible benefits of going public.

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