Class M of Mortgage Capital Funding Inc.'s commercial mortgage pass-through certificates, series 1998-MC1, has been downgraded from CCC to B-minus by Fitch Ratings.Fitch also upgraded three classes in the deal and removed them from Rating Watch Positive, and affirmed the ratings on five other classes in the transaction. The downgrade was attributed to an increase in the number of specially serviced loans and in loss expectations.
Mortgage fintechs are attracting investor attention and dollars with agentic AI processes in new origination-focused platforms and assistants.
The portfolio for sale contains hundreds of millions of dollars worth of reperforming loans that the government-sponsored enterprise co-marketed with Citigroup.
The S&P Cotality Case-Shiller home price index rose 0.8% year over year in April, while U.S. Federal Housing's index climbed 2%. Both indexes declined monthly.
While the nationwide purchase average declined nearly 3% in 2025, these costs rose in 23 of 50 states and the District of Columbia, a study from LodeStar said.
Priority Financial Network CEO Marc Shenkman allegedly told a former employee to "keep his resume out there" because he planned to get Lendwise shut down.
Lisa Cook can keep her seat on the Federal Reserve Board thanks to the Supreme Court's procedural concerns. Deeper questions about the central bank might not come for years — if at all.
