Fitch Ratings has downgraded C-BASS Investment Management LLC's CDO asset manager rating from CAM1-minus to CAM3.Fitch said the rating remains on Rating Watch Negative pending the expected near-term resolution of the company's future operational status. Fitch rates asset managers of collateralized debt obligations by asset class on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being the highest rating. Fitch can be found on the Web at http://www.fitchratings.com.
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.
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.
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.
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%.
The bill, which passed with wide bipartisan support, will become law at midnight if President Donald Trump doesn't veto it.
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.
