Finance

Fannie Mae's conservator is supporting the government-sponsored enterprise's test within certain boundaries, according to a recent social media post.

Five years after the Champlain Towers South collapse, while overall condo sales have held steady, the Miami market has had an 8 percentage point drop in share.

The notice of proposed rulemaking promotes manufactured housing loans backed by personal property while advising the rollback of requirements in other areas.

Despite high rates and the "locked-in" effect, many Gen Z and millennial homeowners want to bring down their monthly mortgage payments

DSCR loans now make up nearly a third of non-QM issuance, but rising rates and thinning yields could expose hidden risk, writes the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

Life insurers have offloaded long-term policyholder liabilities into offshore reinsurance and captive subsidiaries, raising concerns over state oversight of opaque investment vehicles and whether insurers have adequately funded claims.

The industry association said total multifamily mortgage debt alone increased by $23 billion, or 1% in Q1, representing a $2.32 trillion increase from Q4 2025.

Chair Travis Hill said the Silicon Valley Bank failure showed banks can't always sell securities fast enough to cover deposit outflows, but acknowledged the "stigma problem" with discount window borrowing remains unsolved.

The A1A through A1-LCF tranches are expected to offer coupons of 5.84%, while mezzanine and subordinate coupons include 6.58% and 6.64%.

Trump's maneuver threw a wrench into Senate leaders' plans to install Clayton in the post before FHFA's Bill Pulte could take the position on an acting basis.

Two-year Treasury yields, which track expectations for monetary policy, steadied on Thursday at around 4.17% after shooting up 13 basis points Wednesday.

The Federal Reserve weighs rising inflation and a growing economy against a truce in the Middle East and the rise of artificial intelligence in the first monetary policy meeting under new Chair Kevin Warsh.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency's annual report to Congress asks for enforcement and referral powers beyond the limited ones it currently has.

Rithm and UWM Holdings are the favorite names among publicly traded lenders, while BTIG adds coverage of Better Home & Finance at a buy rating.

Third-party originators support tightening some standards but say greater flexibility and coordination could help the market avoid disruption.

Aspire will raise $468.8 million from a pool of 917 residential mortgages, which are primarily fixed-rate.

On a year-over-year comparison, title underwriters produced 15% more premiums in the first quarter, as mortgage rates briefly fell under 6% in February.

The government-sponsored enterprise has provided language that servicers may utilize in situations involving temporary interest-rate buydowns.

Balance sheet reduction is a top priority of new Fed Chair Kevin Warsh. Achieving that goal means avoiding the kinds of disruptions that roiled the Treasury bond market in 2019, the last time the central bank embarked on quantitative tightening.

The government-related market's push has intensified efforts to draw up classic FICO comparisons or set up interim rating policies pending more data.