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 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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The decrease in jumbo availability accounted for much of the drop in the latest mortgage credit index, as conforming and government offerings were unchanged.
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The consumer price index rose 0.4% last month, in line with July's reading. For a monetary policy committee that has been split on inflation, the inconclusive report will compel the Fed to make a call on whether to raise interest rates or stay put.
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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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