Capital markets

A big part of the trouble with the RBC rule is that Ginnie Mae is essentially using its limited legal authority to qualify government issuers to impose sweeping changes on how IMBs operate writes the Chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

The Top 50 Firm based in Cleveland is the latest to receive a private equity investment, in this case from Lovell Minnick Partners.

The real estate investment trust and correspondent lender also anticipates improved subservicing costs due to a larger trend in the mortgage market.

The company's earnings looked more favorable when adjusted for the one-time charge, and it reported record levels of liquidity during the quarter.

The bank had asked for partial summary judgment on an Administrative Procedures Act claim in the case involving its right to some reverse-mortgage collateral.

Recent polling an industry group analyzed points to a range of outcomes that could create opportunities and risks for commercial and residential financing.

Ginnie Mae and the industry work with multiple agencies and a coordinator would bridge the gap but some question the concentration of power in such a position.

Backflip, a fix-and-flip and residential transition loan originator, added $184 million in new capital from equity and debt transactions, its second raise of the year.

Ginnie Mae is more concerned about a small economic downturn than a large one and is working with other public entities to prepare and survive should it come to pass.

The Fed's cut has implications for mortgage companies' costs and the lineup of providers keeps fluctuating.

PBB earlier this year became one of the most prominent examples of European banks hit hard by fears that troubles in U.S. property markets are spreading.

Now that earnings season has kicked off, investors will be paying close attention for signs of loan growth and deposit pricing relief, though analysts don't expect improvements to materialize right away.

The higher-than-expected inflation figures will likely amplify the debate whether the Federal Reserve will opt for a small interest-rate cut next month or pause.

The move comes amid intense regulatory scrutiny of the commercial real estate market that has sparked a tightening of rules for lenders and brokers.

The recent rise in Treasury yields likely has technical drivers in the mortgage-backed bond market.

The agency is disclosing the percentage of unpaid principal balance held by borrowers in rural areas as classified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The Convergence Collaborative, building on a Mortgage Bankers Association initiative in three cities, is seeking innovative solutions to the racial gap problem.

Quantitative tightening has helped to keep mortgage rates elevated, but new concerns over how it impacts market liquidity could lead the Fed to end the program.

Depending on who wins, it will be four years of progressive policy chaos or four years of indifference towards the housing market.

Stephen Scherr starts this week as co-president at Pretium, a major landlord of U.S. single-family homes founded by his former Goldman colleague Don Mullen.