Finance

The subcommittee to be chaired by Sen. Katie Britt, R.- Ala. will oversee servicing and HUD at a time when Republicans are resurfacing legislative proposals they now have more power to advance.

Industry trends since the Great Financial Crisis have sparked rising interest in private asset-backed finance.

Toronto-Dominion Bank is looking to adjust its balance sheet to comply with a new cap imposed by U.S. regulators, part of a plea agreement reached last year for its role in failing to prevent money laundering.

With the Fed continuing to run off its balance sheet, both in terms of securities investments and reverse repurchase agreements, demand for risk-free collateral is rising even as production volumes fall, writes Whalen.

Commoditization of mortgages, plus technology that eases the refinance process, and the regulatory environment, all contributed to the decision.

The Alabama-based regional bank reported stronger earnings on a bump in capital markets fee revenue and lower expenses, but its total loans declined and its charge-offs increased. It expects only modest loan growth this year.

The agreement with the Securities and Exchange Commission resolves allegations of employee supervision shortcomings in the bank's capital markets division.

The non-QM segment industry-wide had a 25% increase in issuance dollar volume during 2024 as market conditions for private-label securitization were better.

The removal of the fourth-quarter implementation date also impacts the planned addition of a bi-merge report option.

Wells Fargo CEO Charlie Scharf validates some of the optimism, telling analysts he feels "really great about our progress." But he said executives "don't want to get ahead of ourselves."

Housing advocates say Sandra Thompson, a longtime Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. board member, aimed to keep an eye on risk as she expanded access to credit.

The wildfires are expected to have a limited effect on loan pricing and delinquencies, but other expenses could rise, adding to the cost of a mortgage.

A couple of influential mortgage industry veterans serve on the board of the latest company backing the new nonprofit capital-markets advocacy group.

Craig Phillips worked on early efforts to move the government-sponsored enterprises toward a conservatorship exit during the first Trump administration.

The financial data firm Intercontinental Exchange is buying the firm that runs the Ameribor interest rate benchmark, which some community and regional banks back as a LIBOR alternative.

The real estate investment trust also announced changes to its Sequoia correspondent platform as it seeks to elevate the unit's branding in 2025.

James Whitlinger, Freddie Mac single family chief financial officer, has served as the company's interim CFO since Christian Lown's departure at the end of June.

A famous money management firm has identified key developments that previously posed challenges for agency mortgage-backed securities but are now strengthening the market.

Analysts agree recent changes to government agreements will end the Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac conservatorships, but it'll likely happen later rather than sooner.

The share of waivers submitted with purchase mortgages sold to the government-sponsored enterprises accelerated just prior to a change that will make more loans eligible.