Class B-3 of UBS Mortgage Asset Securitization Transactions Adjustable Rate Mortgages Trust series 2004-10 has been downgraded from BBB-minus to B by Fitch Ratings. Fitch also affirmed the ratings on five classes from two MASTR issues. The downgrade was attributed to deterioration in the relationship between credit enhancement and expected losses. The collateral consists of 30-year, fixed- and adjustable-rate first-lien mortgages.
With the 10-year Treasury yield hitting a 19-month high, mortgage industry executives are bracing for a tougher-than-usual end of year.
The Republican proposal would bring the CFPB under congressional appropriations and curb several of its regulatory powers.
The real-estate services firm has purchased a title search company and affiliate just months after buying the Mortgage Contracting Services division from MCS.
Workforce solutions firm 3N Performance agreed to a Washington consent order after officials found it had engaged in unlicensed processing and underwriting.
Markets are still pricing in an increase in the federal funds rate later this month, but Federal Reserve Gov. Michael Barr said his vote will depend on incoming unemployment and inflation data.
The nation's largest homebuilder is fending off accusations that it misled home buyers on their escrow estimates and saddled them with steep increases.
