Fitch Ratings has announced the addition of performance data for select issuers to its Performance Indices for the U.S. subprime residential mortgage-backed securities sector.The subprime issuers were chosen based on 2000-2003 issuance volume, and Fitch developed a performance index for each of the issuers' RMBS transactions going back to 1998, the rating agency said. The indices are segmented by product type (fixed- and adjustable-rate mortgages) and will be updated quarterly, beginning in October. Fitch can be found online at http://www.fitchratings.com.
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The bank is accusing its fintech rival of racketeering for raiding its offices across nine states and stealing an untold amount of confidential information.
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Lenders may not be able to fully respond to the broader government-sponsored enterprises' rollout of VantageScore 4.0 yet but there is one thing they can do now.
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Sellers are easing demands as rates hit 15-month highs, giving buyers leverage. Originators: target sideline buyers before next week's Fed hike lifts rates further.
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Abacus Federal Savings Bank in Chinatown scrambled to reopen in the days following the World Trade Center attacks. The exercise resulted in the bank's first disaster-recovery plan.
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