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Even as some observers are reducing their expectations for an economic downturn, the government-sponsored enterprise changed the expected time frame that one could occur.

For large banks, the agencies wanted to go above the global standards for residential mortgages, as well as some business loans, to avoid giving those lenders a competitive advantage over smaller peers, according to another person familiar with the proposal.

The share of homeowners late by 30-59 days got slightly higher but remained below 1%, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Its affiliation with Apollo Global Management frees the company from having to rely on a securitization strategy.

And it is quite likely that the lower gain on sale seen in initial Q2 bank earnings reports will read through to the large nonbank lenders, Keefe, Bruyette & Woods said.

The bank's allowance for losses on commercial real estate loans jumped to $3.6 billion in the second quarter — up 64% from a year earlier. The negative forecast could portend trouble for smaller banks that have bigger exposure to the office sector.

Delinquencies are balanced by low loan-to-value ratios, which could result in more favorable recoveries in the event of defaults.

The proposal would bring companies cited for civil enforcement actions under its scope to bar them from doing business with the government-sponsored enterprises.

Churchill Funding is accusing Easy Financial of reneging on a master purchase agreement both companies signed in 2020.

The new review requirements are set to go into effect in mid-September and will replace temporary guidance put in place following a 2021 building collapse.