First Alliance Corp., Irvine, Calif., has announced an approximately $4.5 million writedown in the value of its securitization residual interests for the second quarter.Prepayments of the company's adjustable-rate loans increased about 20% in the second quarter, First Alliance said. However, the delinquency and loan-loss experience of mortgages in First Alliance's servicing portfolio "continues to be among the lowest in the subprime sector," the company said. In other company news, First Alliance announced the appointment of Richard Taylor as legal counsel and corporate secretary. He replaces Ed Summers, who has resigned to take a post with a manufacturing company.
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Over one-third of the Wolters Kluwer survey participants believe the next Fed move will be to boost short-term rates, but most expect one cut next year.
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The National Association of Home Builders Remodeling Market Index for the second quarter posted a reading of 61, a one-point decline from the first quarter.
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The new Mortgage Bankers Association research adds to debate over whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should allow a less costly alternative to the tri-merge.
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Wide regional variances appeared in housing-start activity in 2025, when the traditional leading builder markets all saw numbers decline by as much as 15%.
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The bill, which passed with wide bipartisan support, will become law at midnight if President Donald Trump doesn't veto it.
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Total application volume fell by over 13.000 units on a month-to-month basis, with declines in purchase and refinance activity, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said.
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