Finance

Broader parameters for home equity lines of credit are emerging with some safeguards as many low-rate first-lien borrowers keep fueling demand.

Freddie Mac is offering a municipal bond option for investors in its ML multifamily securitization offerings starting with its December issuance.

The Great Financial Crisis changed not only how Luxury Mortgage operated, but what its name stands for, shifting from the high-end of the market, founder David Adamo said.

Nonbanks with servicing portfolios saw earnings dip, while expenses for most shot up in anticipation of more origination volume.

Smaller players face challenges when it comes to mortgage servicing rights, and larger ones have varying motivations, experts at an industry meeting say.

Evergreen Residential has secured $1 billion in capital commitments to support its three business lines, including lending, in investment real estate.

Overnight funding markets may be on their own during the next bout of turbulence as a key Federal Reserve backstop is unable to support the entire space unless upgrades are made, according to Barclays Plc. 

In the aftermath of the election, a bipartisan group of House members are the latest to ask the FHFA to put the owner's title insurance waiver pilot on hold.

Government-guaranteed securitization rules complicate servicing sales and are a growing problem for nonbanks, the Community Home Lenders of America says.

The government-sponsored enterprises are increasing their apartment loan limits next year even though market volumes have been well below the current ones.

The notes benefit from credit enhancement levels of 30.45%, 24.3%, 13.8%, 8.65%, 5.00% and 2.05% on the A1, A2, A3, M1, B1, B2 and B3 tranches, respectively.

Sam Valverde, acting president of Ginnie Mae, has resigned after about six months in the job.

Private-label securitization volume increased 75% this year versus 2023; conditions are right for that to continue, KBRA said.

The Federal Reserve chair said there are no economic indicators calling for rapid rate cuts. He also addressed Fed independence, the impact of Trump's economic agenda and more.

The rise of private credit has had a surprising side effect: it's made borrowing cheaper for companies in other high-yield markets, and has probably made a key barometer of credit risk less accurate.

Lower rates during the period helped independent mortgage bankers make money on their originations but they posted losses on servicing.

In a speech, Federal Reserve Gov. Adriana Kugler said sound monetary policy comes when electoral politics are kept out of central banking.

The real estate investment trust reported a GAAP loss and thin earnings available for distribution as a result of market shifts that also affected some peers.

The Trump victory is considered a positive for changing the status of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, but what would that do to interest rates?

Better touted the company's efficient operations, including an artificial intelligence voice assistant handling all of its inbound customer calls.