Fitch Ratings has released a report detailing its new criteria for rating residential mortgage servicers.The report offers an overview of Fitch's approach to the residential servicer rating process and its application to Fitch's analysis of residential mortgage backed securities transactions. The report lists several areas Fitch has enhanced since the rating program was initiated in 1999. Fitch rates residential primary, master and special servicers on a scale of one to five, providing further differentiation with "plus" or "minus" in addition to the flat rating. The report can be obtained from Fitch's website, www.fitchratings.com.
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The serial entrepreneur, who also created Rapid Reporting and American Transfer & Trust, plans to remain active in industry causes, a LinkedIn post said.
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Almost 45% of buyers received a seller concession this summer, while more than 15% saw a reduction in the asking price to go along with it, according to Redfin.
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With 55% of homeowners planning to renovate rather than relocate, demand for home improvement capital will be strong even if the purchase market slows further.
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Last week's bond market turmoil continued leading up to the FOMC decision on Wednesday, pushing the 30-year fixed to near or over 7%, depending on the source.
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The Securities and Exchange Commission said Rule 14a-8 exceeds its statutory authority and intrudes on matters of state law. Shareholder advocacy groups, however, argue that repealing the rule could reduce transparency.
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Brian Johnson's nomination to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau advanced to the full Senate Thursday morning in a party-line vote.
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