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The Dutch State Treasury Agency has invited Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Barclays, Citigroup, Credit Suisse, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley to bid on the assets.

Jesse Litvak asked a U.S. District Judge to bar the government from introducing evidence about pay at his trial set to begin next month.

A steep drop in refinances and declining purchase activity are taking a toll on Federal Housing Administration endorsements.

A floating-rate loan on the Fountainebleau Miami Beach backs the single-asset commercial mortgage-backed securities deal, according to a Standard & Poor’s presale report.

On Friday, nine Mortgage Industry Equity Composite members closed higher, six lower and one unchanged.

The parent of PrimeLending makes a 50% stock/50% cash bid for the 76% of SWS it doesn’t own.

The PGA Design Center in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla., which backs a securitized $30 million mortgage sold for only $5.6 million, according to local media reports.

There were seven gainers and 10 losers in the Mortgage Industry Equity Composite on Wednesday.

The GSE regulator will give lenders 120 days’ advance notice of any increases.

Janet Yellen previously distinguished herself at the central bank by issuing distinct warnings about the potential hazard impaired credit assets posed.