Class B-2 of C-BASS mortgage pass-through certificates, series 2005-RP1, has been downgraded from BBB to BB by Fitch Ratings.Fitch also affirmed the ratings on nine other classes in the transaction. The downgrade was attributed to recent changes to Fitch's subprime loss forecasting assumptions that "better capture the deteriorating performance of pools from 2006 and late 2005 with regard to continued poor loan performance and home price weakness."
Foundation had introduced Version 3 of its credit risk model, using the most recent delinquency data, to improve loan performance predictions.
Fannie Mae's conservator is supporting the government-sponsored enterprise's test within certain boundaries, according to a recent social media post.
The Senate Banking Committee is slated to consider Christopher Phelen to be the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers on Thursday. Phelen has said in past academic papers that fractional reserve banking is "highly problematic."
The bureau said the move is intended to remove potentially confusing language with an upcoming revision to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
President Donald Trump said he wouldn't sign the housing bill, which includes several riders aimed at helping community banks, until Congress passes the SAVE Act.
