Three classes from three Amresco Residential Securities Corp. transactions have been downgraded by Fitch Ratings.The downgrades were as follows: series 1998-1 group 1, class M-2F, from A to BBB; series 1998-3 group 1, class B-1F, from BBB to BB; and series 1999-1, class B, from BBB-minus to BB. The downgrades were attributed to a deterioration in the relationship between credit enhancement and loss expectations. The certificates are backed by conventional fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgage loans.
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The decrease in jumbo availability accounted for much of the drop in the latest mortgage credit index, as conforming and government offerings were unchanged.
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The consumer price index rose 0.4% last month, in line with July's reading. For a monetary policy committee that has been split on inflation, the inconclusive report will compel the Fed to make a call on whether to raise interest rates or stay put.
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Abacus Federal Savings Bank in Chinatown scrambled to reopen in the days following the World Trade Center attacks. The exercise resulted in the bank's first disaster-recovery plan.
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The current transaction has the largest collateral pool that the platform has issued all year, with 294 loans, and it has the highest percentage of conforming loans, at 45.1%.
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The USA Patriot Act passed on an overwhelming bipartisan basis in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, overhauling banks' involvement in anti-money-laundering efforts.
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Rocket jumps first to raise 2027 conforming loan limits to $845,000, with Rate and CrossCountry matching; UWM's move still pending marking an early signal of IMB competitive positioning.
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