Secondary

The price of loans that underlie commercial mortgage-backed securities fell slightly from March to April, according to a market research firm.

The merger of the Federal Home Loan Banks in Des Moines and Seattle became official on Monday, shrinking the overall number of banks in the system to 11.

The New York City Housing Development Corp. expects in June to price its inaugural sustainable neighborhood bonds transaction — a first nationally, say officials.

Constraints on GSE loan volume and an overall dearth of liquidity were among the biggest issues at hand during the Mortgage Bankers Association's Secondary Market Conference in New York. Here's a recap of the event.

New servicing standards issued by the government-sponsored enterprises are unlikely to pose a hurdle for the biggest nonbank players in the market, but small servicers could find it more challenging.

Colony American Homes paid up for its latest securitization of single-family rental homes, which has a duration-weighted blended interest rate of Libor plus 188.8 basis points.

Mortgage rates climbed, lifting borrowing costs for homebuyers to the highest for 2015.

JPMorgan Chase's $500 million settlement with pension funds over Bear Stearns' sale of mortgage-backed securities was approved by a federal judge.

Freddie Mac auctioned off 1,052 delinquent nonperforming loans serviced by Ocwen on May 21 as part of its Standard Pool Offerings.

Freddie Mac's monthly Multi-Indicator Market Index showed almost 80% of the top 100 housing markets in the country continued to improve in March from February.