Eight classes from three Conseco/Green Tree home equity and home improvement loan deals have been downgraded by Fitch Ratings.The downgrades were as follows: Green Tree Home Equity 1999-D, class B1, from BBB to BB-plus; Conseco Home Improvement 2000-E, class M1, from AA to AA-minus, class M2, from A to BBB-minus, class B1, from BBB to BB, and class B2, from BB to CC; and Conseco Home Equity 2001-D, class M2, from A-minus to BBB, class B1, from BBB-minus to BB-minus, and class B2, from BB-minus to CCC. In addition, Fitch upgraded 52 classes in 22 Conseco/Green Tree transactions and affirmed the ratings on 18 other classes. The downgrades were attributed to concerns about the adequacy of credit enhancement in view of expected losses.
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The drop in the annual metric for FHA loans was the biggest in over four years but other performance indicators ICE Mortgage Technology tracked were mixed.
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NJ Lenders suffered a cyberattack last August, which potentially exposed the names and social security numbers of about 30,000 individuals.
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Its origination volume of $621.8 million was an increase of $114 million compared with the first quarter but its gain-on-sale was 5 basis points lower.
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The mortgage subsidiary of PlainsCapital Bank saw improvement in its bottom line but remained in the red amid ongoing affordability constraints.
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Though the crimes occurred earlier this decade, they highlight how much easier it has become to create false documents today, given the rise of artificial intelligence.
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The "stay-put" economy, along with higher mortgage rates, is responsible for this shift where home equity and seconds have a 17.5% market share, Benutech found.
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