Finance

He is trying to give a realistic forecast of the housing market.

The GSE benefits from lower defaults, rising home prices. It is now within a few billion dollars of paying off its debt to taxpayers.

The company set aside $174 million to cover potential losses associated with repurchases.

With its ancient technology updated, the agency now is developing a scorecard to spot troubled mortgage-backed securities servicers.

Thirty-year conventional speeds fell 8%, surprising analysts who had expected a 5% increase.

The GSE feels continuing profitability justifies recognition of deferred tax assets.

The GSE may hold off on releasing deferred tax assets.

Freddie’s second sale of notes tied to the risk of homeowner defaults came in at a lower cost than in its initial offering, according to one source familiar with it.

Reserves covered Wells’ payment and the bank is making some progress when it comes to reducing its potential legal expenses.

The technology company's common stock price has lost $5.27 per share since it released its 3Q13 earnings.

Blackstone’s Invitation Homes borrowed more through the deal relative to the value of the houses serving as collateral for the bonds than recent residential-mortgage securities.

GSE reform opens the door for the Federal Home Loan Banks to be bigger aggregators and MBS issuers.

The Senate Banking Committee dug into the details Tuesday of how to ensure that community banks retain access to a reformed housing finance system as agreement over a broad approach began to emerge.

Community bankers are trying to make sure they have a place at the table as legislators decide lender access to the secondary market where they play a bigger role than most believe to be the case.

The federal government’s role in mortgage finance must be addressed to determine if there’s a better way to originate, package and deliver loans to investors and attract new private capital into the marketplace, says Alan Bahr.

The Netherlands’ planned sales of the bonds over the coming year could have consequences for the U.S. private-label mortgage-backed securities market.

Redwood Trust continues to be the most active seller in the post-crisis jumbo residential-mortgage-backed securities market.

One commercial-mortgage backed securities deal is diversified by property type and highly leveraged, while the other has opposite traits. Both add to what could be record-setting fourth-quarter issuance.

Investors react to servicing rights sale to Matrix.

Rent-stabilized tenants at the 80-acre complex received notices from the New York State Division of Housing and Community Renewal saying that the agency approved four applications filed in 2009 in which the landlord sought to raise rents after performing “major capital improvements."