Two classes of Salomon Brothers Mortgage Securities VII Inc. mortgage pass-through certificates, series 2000-UP1, have been downgraded by Fitch Ratings.Class B-4 was downgraded from BB to B, and class B-5 was downgraded from CC to C. In addition, Fitch affirmed the ratings on 21 classes of Salomon mortgage-backed certificates. The downgrades were attributed to poor collateral performance and the deterioration of asset quality beyond original expectations. The transaction is collateralized by prime 30-year fixed-rate mortgage loans. Fitch can be found online at http://www.fitchratings.com.
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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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The current transaction has the largest collateral pool that the platform has issued all year, with 294 loans, and it has the highest percentage of conforming loans, at 45.1%.
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