Standard & Poor's has announced that it is now including commercial mortgage-backed securities pricing in its Conquest pricing service.The financial information services company said it will provide evaluations "that are directly related to market activity for liquid securities and a proven methodology to compare illiquid securities to the active market." S&P said it also expects to provide CMBS customers "with prices that have no potential bias inherent in owning or selling securities." S&P analysts will be available to discuss the prices. The company's proprietary Conquest technology analyzes call protection, loan prepayment rates, loan defaults, default recovery rates, and cash flow distribution to ascertain bond prices.
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Flatworld Mortgage Solutions says its former vice president breached his employment agreements by soliciting its customers as he formed a rival offshoring firm.
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The HomeSafe Second product is now available in more than one third of all states, according to the reverse mortgage specialist.
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The Department of Housing and Urban Development agreed to do more to manage due-and-payable obligations contingent on the availability of certain resources.
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The ex-housing official is returning to a previous employer with the aim of helping guide the firm through an evolving landscape in federal policy.
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A $160 million deal to merge Hometown Financial Group subsidiaries and Primary Bank will lead to consolidation under a single brand name of TruNorth.
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The Aspire business reported $2.1 billion of lock volume, up 32% from the first quarter, but total production at the REIT fell to $8 billion from $8.5 billion.
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