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As long as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac exist, they must have adequate capital so taxpayers will never again be compelled to help them meet their financial obligations.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to provide Harry Macklowe with an $850 million loan to construct a luxury-condo tower at New York's One Wall Street.

Production expenses averaged $8,887 per loan for independent mortgage bankers in the first quarter as there were fewer originations to absorb the costs.

American International Group Inc. could securitize through a unit it has previously used to buy jumbo loans.

Insurance companies surveyed by CREFC and Trepp continued to boost their allocations to commercial real estate in 2016, albeit at a slower rate than in 201.

MFA Financial launched a debut offering of bonds backed by rehabbed loans Monday; several other firms have begun aggregating residential mortgages in preparation for possible securitization.

From pockets of growth in a shrinking refi market to the possibility of REITs buying agency risk-sharing securities, here's a look at recent market shifts that major industry players are focused on right now.

Deutsche Bank has reached a $95 million settlement with Maryland stemming from the housing crisis that will funnel $80 million to provide new mortgages or mortgage relief to eligible consumers as well as help finance affordable housing.

Late payments on securitized commercial mortgages fell in May, bucking the trend of the past year. But all of the improvement came from office buildings.

Paulson & Co. and Blackstone Group are among investors backing a proposal that Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac be recapitalized and released from U.S. control without legislation.