Finance

A loan securitization launched by Mill City has the largest concentration of seasoned negative-amortization loans seen in a residential mortgage-backed securities deal since the financial crisis.

Federal Reserve officials surprised some onlookers by unveiling a rough plan for balance sheet runoff in the minutes for their May meeting.

As long as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac exist, they must have adequate capital so taxpayers will never again be compelled to help them meet their financial obligations.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to provide Harry Macklowe with an $850 million loan to construct a luxury-condo tower at New York's One Wall Street.

Production expenses averaged $8,887 per loan for independent mortgage bankers in the first quarter as there were fewer originations to absorb the costs.

The accounting board has scheduled a meeting that bankers hope will produce eleventh-hour modifications to reserving requirements.

The expansion of the Federal Reserve’s portfolio of Treasury debt and mortgage-backed securities has a bigger impact on the credit markets than paying banks interest on excess reserves.

American International Group Inc. could securitize through a unit it has previously used to buy jumbo loans.

Insurance companies surveyed by CREFC and Trepp continued to boost their allocations to commercial real estate in 2016, albeit at a slower rate than in 201.

MFA Financial launched a debut offering of bonds backed by rehabbed loans Monday; several other firms have begun aggregating residential mortgages in preparation for possible securitization.

From pockets of growth in a shrinking refi market to the possibility of REITs buying agency risk-sharing securities, here's a look at recent market shifts that major industry players are focused on right now.

Deutsche Bank has reached a $95 million settlement with Maryland stemming from the housing crisis that will funnel $80 million to provide new mortgages or mortgage relief to eligible consumers as well as help finance affordable housing.

Late payments on securitized commercial mortgages fell in May, bucking the trend of the past year. But all of the improvement came from office buildings.

A real estate investment fund controlled by the Blackstone Group is tapping the commercial mortgage bond market to refinance a portfolio of life science, laboratory and medical properties.

Optimal Blue, a mortgage technology provider owned by private equity firm GTCR, has acquired Comergence Compliance Monitoring.

DLJ Mortgage Capital, a subsidiary of Credit Suisse, is securitizing $91 million of loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration that were once delinquent but are now making timely payments.

Canada's big banks are pursuing wholesale banking, capital markets and select M&A opportunities across the border to hedge against a slowing mortgage market and other economic concerns on the home front.

The loan comes due next month for a marquee office building in Stamford, Conn., but recent developments raise questions about the payoff of the debt.

Two Harbors Investment Corp. is spinning out its commercial real estate lending business to a newly created real estate investment trust, Granite Point Mortgage Trust Inc.

EagleBank has been approved as the 13th Ginnie Mae multifamily mortgage-backed securities issuer