The American Securitization Forum at its annual meeting Wednesday provided subprime lending guidance on issues such as loan modification and urged caution on the possible expansion of mortgage assignee liability in terms of its potential to further restrict credit.In regard to the latter, the ASF stressed that it believes responsibility should be focused on the primary market but it also suggested a national framework to the extent that the secondary market may be further affected. In regard to the former, the forum guidance included opposition to "any across-the-board approach to loan modifications" with the exception of standardization of loan modification language in securitization documents.
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The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. issued proposals Thursday that would reduce planning requirements for big banks and slash deposit insurance prices, citing the financial health of the Deposit Insurance Fund.
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Christopher Phelan, President Donald Trump's nominee to chair the Council of Economic Advisers, declined to directly answer questions about recent inflation data and the effects of tariffs on consumers during a Senate confirmation hearing Thursday.
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Median purchase loan payments hit $2,198 in May, up 2.1% from April, as rising rates and home prices threaten to dampen origination volume, MBA reports.
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Experts aren't forecasting immediate relief and instead are citing silver linings in rate certainty and greater mortgage demand as compared to the same time last year.
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Federal Reserve Vice Chair for Supervision Michelle Bowman said Thursday morning that the central bank recently finalized a new organizational structure for its supervision and regulation division.
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Almost 75% of brokers reported growing non-QM volume in their business over the last three years, and just 3.7% said volume decreased, according to AD Mortgage.
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