Nine classes from five issues of Structured Asset Securitization Corp. mortgage pass-through certificates have been downgraded by Fitch Ratings. Fitch also placed one SASCO class on Rating Watch Negative and affirmed the ratings on 35 classes from the five deals. The downgrades were attributed to deterioration in the relationship between credit enhancements and expected losses.
Selene Finance is defending its communications to borrowers, and is arguing that plaintiffs' inquiries are too individualized for class certification.
Merging Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac may not be possible but there is a variation that maintains competition and adds efficiency, according to one shareholder.
As part of a broader expansion of its profit and loss production network, Rate is bringing former Fairway employees Vito Roppo and Nick Ferrante onboard.
Most of the A1 tranches, are expected to pay a coupon of 5.83%, except for the A-1 last-cash flow tranche, which is expected to pay 5.93%.
United Wholesale Mortgage launched a "first-of-its-kind" ChatGPT plugin that connects borrowers with independent mortgage brokers across the country.
