Moody's Investors Service has downgraded the senior unsecured debt ratings of the New York-based Centro NP LLC (formerly New Plan Excel Realty Trust) from B1 to B3, citing additional liquidity and accounting issues at its corporate parent, Centro Properties Group, Melbourne, Australia. Centro's U.S. private placement noteholders are collectively owed $450 million, suggesting that "one or more events of default may have arisen under some or all of the notes," and the company has entered note extension agreements with these noteholders.
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The Senate passed a bipartisan housing package, which includes certain community bank provisions, in an 85-5 vote. The House is set to vote on the package Wednesday.
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Ralo uses artificial intelligence to automate the entire process, saving consumers money by cutting out commissioned loan officers, processors and underwriters.
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Part of the proposal affects the risk weighting for certain "investment properties and other cashflow-dependent" mortgages, according to a new Pennymac report.
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William Isaac led the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. through the banking and thrift crises of the 1980s and was a frequent commentator on bank regulation after his time in public service.
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The longtime Federal Reserve chair served under four presidents and presided over the deregulatory and pro-market push of the 1990s and early 2000s that set the stage for the 2008 mortgage crisis.
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Life insurers have offloaded long-term policyholder liabilities into offshore reinsurance and captive subsidiaries, raising concerns over state oversight of opaque investment vehicles and whether insurers have adequately funded claims.
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