Municipal Mortgage & Equity LLC, Baltimore, has announced the closing of $175 million of capital commitments and participating debt to the South Africa Workforce Housing Fund of MuniMae's International Housing Solutions affiliate. The fund invests in rental and for-sale housing for low- and moderate-income families in South Africa. MuniMae said IHS expects the fund to total $240 million within several months. "We began IHS in order to bring our expertise in financing affordable housing projects to countries around the world," said Michael L. Falcone, MuniMae's chief executive officer. MuniMae can be found on the Web at http://www.munimae.com.
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Agency activity dropped off by 4% in September while non-qualified mortgage issuance was down 18% in the third quarter versus the prior period, BTIG said.
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Developments like the downward swing in total jobs reported Friday, inflation and AI have made nonbank employment more complex and volatile this year.
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Single-family mortgages originated with new scores have been put into private securitizations but these typically have been submitted alongside classic FICOs.
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The collaboration comes after HUD issued several other updates earlier this year aimed at increasing affordability through loosened homebuilding policy.
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Southeast impairments run 150 bps above other regions and alt-doc loans are up 200+ bps since 2025, while DSCR and full-doc improve. Time to review overlays.
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Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook said Thursday that private credit does not seem to pose additional risks to the financial system at the moment, but added that more information about the opaque market is needed.
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