Downey Financial Corp., a savings and loan engaged in mortgage banking activities, has reported that its nonperforming assets jumped to 1.96% at the end of August, compared with 1.30% three months earlier.On a percentage basis, its NPA ratio spiked 50% over the time period. Based in Newport Beach, Calif., the publicly traded Downey services $5.74 billion in mortgages for others. In August it funded $171 million in residential loans for its investment portfolio. The previous month it funded just $94 million. Downey can be found online at http://www.downeysavings.com.
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Foundation had introduced Version 3 of its credit risk model, using the most recent delinquency data, to improve loan performance predictions.
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Fannie Mae's conservator is supporting the government-sponsored enterprise's test within certain boundaries, according to a recent social media post.
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The Senate Banking Committee is slated to consider Christopher Phelen to be the chair of the Council of Economic Advisers on Thursday. Phelen has said in past academic papers that fractional reserve banking is "highly problematic."
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The bureau said the move is intended to remove potentially confusing language with an upcoming revision to the Equal Credit Opportunity Act.
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President Donald Trump said he wouldn't sign the housing bill, which includes several riders aimed at helping community banks, until Congress passes the SAVE Act.
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