Class BF of IndyMac ABS Inc.'s home equity series SPMD 1998-A group 1 has been downgraded from BBB to B and removed from Rating Watch Negative by Fitch Ratings.In addition, Fitch affirmed the ratings on four other classes in the series and six classes from series SPMD 2002-B. The downgrade is the result of "adverse collateral performance and the deterioration of asset quality outside of Fitch's original expectations," the rating agency said.
Bill Pulte, FHFA director, has ordered Fannie Mae to update its servicer guide to mirror Freddie Mac policy regarding notifying borrowers about dropping MI.
Seven of eight offices are open; debit cards are capped at $1,000 a day; and the bank's website is down. The bank has given no restoration date.
It will be a promotion for Jones, currently the deputy assistant secretary for single-family housing at the Department of Housing and Urban Development.
The Federal Housing Administration share of August new-home purchase applications hit its highest mark in three months, the Mortgage Bankers Association said.
While Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh has sought to inject some mystery into the central bank's communications with markets, an American Banker analysis shows that officials other than the chair have been speaking more and more frequently over the last few decades.
Anxieties over AI drew attention from Democrats and Republicans during Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent's testimony at the House Financial Services Committee.
