Finance

Fannie Mae has released its first round of monthly loan-level disclosure data for single-family mortgage backed securities as part of its broader LLD initiative.

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has finally issued the long-awaited qualified mortgage rule and it shows the new agency can be flexible and creative at times.

What’s old is new again on Wall Street as banks tap into soaring demand for commercial real estate debt by selling collateralized debt obligations, securities not seen since the last boom.

The transaction introduces EverBank as a significant contributor to the collateral pool.

As we approach 2013 it is safe to say that a New Mortgage Industry continues to emerge.

Origination News is seeking loan officer volume for 2012 for its annual top 150 producers list.

The Federal Home Loan Bank of Seattle announced the results of its recent board of directors elections.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were sued for unpaid transfer taxes by a Maryland county.

The assets that collateralized loan obligations purchase are likely to become riskier as the lending cycle heats up.

Morgan Stanley and Bank or America priced a $1.23 billion commercial mortgage-backed securitization conduit, series 2013-C7 at strong levels.

Constance Moore, chief executive officer of apartment owner BRE Properties, remembers it was almost all men in the office when she started with the company after graduating from college in 1977.

The much-maligned collateralized debt obligation appears to be set to play a crucial role in the refinancing of maturing commercial mortgages and the recapitalization of the recovering commercial real estate market.

Blackstone Group accelerated purchases of single-family homes as prices jumped faster than it expected.

Even though less securitized commercial mortgage loan deals moved into special servicing in 2012 analysts are cautiously optimistic for 2013.

The MLS Data Co-op enables data-sharing relationships among several different multiple listing services.

Mounting signs of improvement in residential markets may bring more players back to the origination business.

The new methodology also includes data on redefaults of modified loans into the servicing quality performance analysis.

The Minnesota Housing Finance Agency hits the market Wednesday with $75 million of tax-exempt homeownership finance bonds.

Even though the rates for the 30-year fixed-rate conforming mortgage rose to their highest level since November, application volume was up 11.7% for the week ended Jan. 4, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association.

We're hearing a lot about rising single-family asset values, but whether home prices really are appreciating depends on where the assets are.