Class M of Bear Stearns Asset Backed Securities Inc. series 2003-ABF1 has been placed on Rating Watch Negative by Fitch Ratings.The rating agency also affirmed the rating on one other class in the deal. Fitch attributed the negative rating action to the fact that the payment of principal and interest is guaranteed by Radian Asset Assurance Inc., which has been assigned a negative outlook by the rating agency.
The increasing frequency and severity of droughts was top of mind for panelists at AmeriCatalyst's "Going to Extremes" conference Thursday.
In a Senate hearing, Director Sandra Thompson said a raise to the required income threshold provided to affordable housing was on the table, while housing regulators also faced questions related to property insurance hikes and title insurance waivers.
The nonpayment rate for non-qualified mortgages is up 21 basis points from February and 134 basis points from March 2023, Morningstar DBRS said.
The government mortgage-bond guarantor will require additional information on foreclosure prevention actions, and retire some forbearance reporting.
But views are split, at least in the near-term on whether rising mortgage rates are holding back the Spring home purchase season.
The top five producers had an average dollar volume of FHA loans of more than $50 million in 2023.
