Five classes from three Structured Asset Mortgage Investments Inc. securitizations have been downgraded by Fitch Ratings.The downgrades were as follows: series 1999-1 group 2, class 2B-4, from BB to B, and class 2B-5, from CCC to CC; series 1999-2 group 3, class 3-B-3, from BBB to BB, and class 3-B-4, from B to CCC; and series 2000-1 group 2, class II-B-5, from BB-plus to B-plus. In addition, Fitch upgraded four classes from two of the deals and affirmed the ratings on eight other classes from the three deals. The downgrades reflect deteriorating credit enhancement relative to "consistent or rising monthly losses" and rising delinquencies, Fitch said. The rating agency can be found online at http://www.fitchratings.com.
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The drop in the annual metric for FHA loans was the biggest in over four years but other performance indicators ICE Mortgage Technology tracked were mixed.
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NJ Lenders suffered a cyberattack last August, which potentially exposed the names and social security numbers of about 30,000 individuals.
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Its origination volume of $621.8 million was an increase of $114 million compared with the first quarter but its gain-on-sale was 5 basis points lower.
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The mortgage subsidiary of PlainsCapital Bank saw improvement in its bottom line but remained in the red amid ongoing affordability constraints.
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The "stay-put" economy, along with higher mortgage rates, is responsible for this shift where home equity and seconds have a 17.5% market share, Benutech found.
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Though the crimes occurred earlier this decade, they highlight how much easier it has become to create false documents today, given the rise of artificial intelligence.
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