The Bond Market Association has appointed Robbin Conner as its new staff advisor to the association's mortgage-backed securities and securitized products division.Mr. Conner, who will hold the title of vice president and assistant general counsel, "has extensive business and legal experience in the securitization markets, including [collateralized debt obligations] and other key areas of focus for the MBS and securitized products division," according to the association's associate general counsel, Lynnette Hotchkiss. Mortgage-related areas at the association that Mr. Conner will oversee include MBS fails and nontraditional mortgage products. The Bond Market Association can be found on the Web at http://www.bondmarkets.com.
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The Community Home Lenders of America and the Community Associations Institute want the FHA to insure loans on condos approved by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
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The Federal Open Market Committee's decision to reduce interest rates for the first time in nine months lifted bank stocks Wednesday. The 25-basis-point reduction could lead to net interest income headwinds now, but loan growth later, analysts said.
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Most lenders said they had already priced in the widely-anticipated decision to cut short-term rates for 30-year home loans but other products will benefit.
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The deal for the Class A office building owner will be funded from Rithm's cash as well as liquidity on the balance sheets, plus possible co-investors.
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Mortgage applications saw a significant jump for the second consecutive week, as homeowners took advantage of plummeting rates, the MBA said.
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The government-sponsored enterprise is making changes to mortgage-backed securities and servicing disclosure files to support use of the advanced credit score.
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