ContiMortgage Corp., New York, has priced a $1.75 billion securitization of home equity loans featuring a senior/subordinated structure as well as a surety wrap.The asset-backed deal, ContiMortgage Home Equity Loan Trust 1998-2, consists of 12 classes with yields ranging from 5.64875% to 7.798% and from 3 basis points over the London Interbank Offered Rate to 25 bp over LIBOR. Merrill Lynch & Co. was the lead manager for the offering. The co-managers were: Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.; ContiFinancial Services Corp.; Credit Suisse First Boston; Greenwich Capital Markets Inc.; Morgan Stanley & Co. Inc.; and Nomura Securities Corp.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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%.
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The bill, which passed with wide bipartisan support, will become law at midnight if President Donald Trump doesn't veto it.
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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.
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