Class M-2 of Origen Financial Inc. manufactured housing contracts, series 2001-A, has been downgraded from CCC to C by Fitch Ratings.Fitch also affirmed the ratings on five other classes in the transaction. The downgrade was attributed to higher-than-expected losses and declining credit enhancement for the subordinate tranches. Overcollateralization was depleted in January 2004, and class B-1 has been absorbing collateral losses and is nearly fully written down, the rating agency said. "Once class B-1 is fully depleted, losses will be applied to class M-2," whose credit enhancement has dropped from 7.75% at closing to only 0.61%, Fitch said.
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The bank is accusing its fintech rival of racketeering for raiding its offices across nine states and stealing an untold amount of confidential information.
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Lenders may not be able to fully respond to the broader government-sponsored enterprises' rollout of VantageScore 4.0 yet but there is one thing they can do now.
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Sellers are easing demands as rates hit 15-month highs, giving buyers leverage. Originators: target sideline buyers before next week's Fed hike lifts rates further.
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The decrease in jumbo availability accounted for much of the drop in the latest mortgage credit index, as conforming and government offerings were unchanged.
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The consumer price index rose 0.4% last month, in line with July's reading. For a monetary policy committee that has been split on inflation, the inconclusive report will compel the Fed to make a call on whether to raise interest rates or stay put.
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Abacus Federal Savings Bank in Chinatown scrambled to reopen in the days following the World Trade Center attacks. The exercise resulted in the bank's first disaster-recovery plan.
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