Nearly 50 classes of subprime residential mortgage-backed securities with outstanding balances totaling more than $1 billion were downgraded by Fitch Ratings on Aug. 8.Fitch also affirmed the ratings on classes with outstanding balances of more than $8.5 billion. Among the downgrades were 42 classes from five issues of Long Beach Mortgage Loan Trust asset-backed certificates. Fitch reported that as of the end of the day on Aug. 8, it had downgraded 546 classes (with an outstanding balance of $10 billion) from subprime RMBS deals placed Under Analysis on July 12 and affirmed the ratings on 1,009 classes with an outstanding balance of $86 billion.
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House Republicans overcame internal divisions to narrowly pass President Trump's tax and spending package Thursday afternoon. The measure would cut the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's funding level, among other provisions.
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A labor shortage is costing the market tens of thousands of new homes per year, and tariff uncertainty is adding thousands of dollars in expenses per unit.
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The pace of revenue growth slowed toward the end of 2024, with the trend continuing into the first three months of this year, NAHB reported.
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Capital One closed the deal to buy the credit card provider in May and as part of the review process, decided to exit its home equity lending business.
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The 10 basis point decline in the 30-year fixed mortgage was the most since March and the first time rates are below 6.7% since April, Freddie Mac said.
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The firm, now going by Fairway Home Mortgage, said the change is a representation of plans to create a "connected ecosystem."
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