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While Fannie and Freddie's regulatory plan for a single securities platform is separate and distinct from the single security MBA president and CEO David Stevens has been pressing for since last year, the common platform could possibly accommodate it.
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The economists at the Mortgage Bankers Association believe the Federal Reserve will not start selling off the mortgage-backed securities it purchased any time soon.
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HomeTrust Bancshares has agreed to buy BankGreenville Financial in South Carolina.
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Bank of America has agreed to pay the bond insurer MBIA $1.6 billion to settle a five-year-old dispute over losses related to soured mortgage-backed securities
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Big players remain largely absent from the re-emerging private-label residential mortgage-backed securities market.
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The results of the Consumer Financial Protection Boards rulemaking process add costs and time to the loan origination process.
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In March, DataQuick said 10,215 new and resale houses and condominiums closed escrow in the Miami metropolitan area.
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac loans must comply with the requirements of the qualified mortgage rule starting in January.
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Mortgage Bankers Association officials believe the market is improving but not fast enough, and a move toward government-sponsored enterprise reform needs to happen while refinancing is ensuring a liquid market.
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A common securitization platform is under full scale development and should be ready for significant testing by next year.
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