Origination

WASHINGTON—Federal regulators are facing a lot of pressure from Congress and industry groups to revise their risk retention proposal.

Here we are with Part 3 of the Dentist Diaries. Hopefully this series has given you something to “sink your teeth into” with customer service. This month, I am just picking up where I left off in the last issue and I want to share some thoughts on pain. The following is one of the very interesting definitions I found for “pain”:

Pre-disaster management counseling and training issues are high up on the agenda of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.

Much has been written about mortgage sales people needing to create a social media marketing strategy. It is a great way to get positive buzz about the services provided.

Over the past three years seller/servicers have been slapped with upwards of $40 billion in loan buyback claims from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and although these “requests to repurchase” are beginning to wane, the crisis still has some legs to it

Last year I focused on the critical role of the FHLBank System in providing liquidity and other benefits to FHLBank members. The primary benefit of FHLBank System membership is access to a stable and reliable source of funds at attractive rates across the maturity spectrum.

An eminent domain action this year that a recent Barclays report indicated might hurt certain investors in one CMBS deal was a one-off event that could have been worse. But it is nevertheless is worth noting as it serves as a reminder that this known but rare risk can crop up occasionally.

Today, let's look at three important guidelines for using social media on the job. Remember that once you post a comment, or make a blog entry, you have lost control of where it will go and who will see it. Of course, this is even true with verbal comments we make off-line and hard copy notes we write.

A securities regulator late this week fined two Wall Street firms with each then settling the matter which involved separate allegations that the companies misrepresented and improperly supervised certain subprime RMBS delinquency figures.

Fannie Mae issued $34.5 billion of mortgage-backed securities in April, a 36% plunge from the prior month, according to figures released by the GSE Friday morning. In April its MBS issuance rose 4.2%.