Thirty-five certificates from seven deals issued by First Franklin Mortgage Loan Trust have been downgraded by Moody's Investors Service, and nine certificates have been placed on review for possible downgrade. The actions were based on complete or near-complete erosion of overcollateralization, "leaving some of the more subordinate certificates exposed to future losses and many of the tranches sequentially above them in a weaker position," Moody's said. Most of the collateral consists of mortgage loans with high loan-to-value ratios. Moody's can be found online at http://www.moodys.com.
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New jobs in health care largely drove the gains, while the federal workforce and finance continued to shrink.
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Finance of America has not disclosed any incident, but a consumer filed an immediate lawsuit over a lone report of a ransomware gang's recent hack.
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United Wholesale Mortgage lost ground to RKT in one category but held onto a healthy lead in another, an analysis of Home Mortgage Disclosure Act data shows.
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HECM endorsements rose 16% in March to 2,117 loans, but monthly volumes remain near their slowest pace since last summer as proprietary reverse products quietly steal market share.
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Which parties are responsible for the surge persisted as a source of debate as community lenders released updated survey data reflecting their average expense.
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The 30-year fixed rate climbed to 6.46% this week, its highest mark since September, as mortgage applications fell 10.4% and sellers outnumber buyers by a record 46%.
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