Master Financial Inc., Orange, Calif., has issued $210.6 million in securities backed by high loan-to-value second mortgages.The securitization consisted of seven classes, with a yield spread of 8 basis points above the one-month London Interbank Offered Rate for the A-1 notes and spreads ranging from 0.71% to 3.10% over the related U.S. Treasury bonds for the other classes. The offering, which used a senior/subordinated structure, was underwritten by a syndicate led by PaineWebber Inc. and co-managed by Deutsche Morgan Grenfell and Residential Funding Securities Corp.
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Over one-third of the Wolters Kluwer survey participants believe the next Fed move will be to boost short-term rates, but most expect one cut next year.
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The National Association of Home Builders Remodeling Market Index for the second quarter posted a reading of 61, a one-point decline from the first quarter.
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The new Mortgage Bankers Association research adds to debate over whether Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac should allow a less costly alternative to the tri-merge.
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Wide regional variances appeared in housing-start activity in 2025, when the traditional leading builder markets all saw numbers decline by as much as 15%.
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The bill, which passed with wide bipartisan support, will become law at midnight if President Donald Trump doesn't veto it.
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Total application volume fell by over 13.000 units on a month-to-month basis, with declines in purchase and refinance activity, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said.
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