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The conflict of interest rule for securitizations doesn't appear to discourage routine transactions, but could add to nonbank compliance costs.

While the government-sponsored enterprise cut its origination forecast for this year, the Mortgage Bankers Association's updated forecast was unchanged from its October prediction.

Some proposed changes to uniform mortgage-backed securities, apartment loans and derivatives will be made while one involving credit reports and scores was pulled.

The loan pool consists of approximately 34,000 single-family mortgages with unpaid principal balances near $11.5 billion.

Bonds have broadly surged in November after the latest U.S. consumer price index report showed essentially no changes in overall prices from the prior month, implying the Fed might be close to getting inflation under control.

Instead of buybacks, performing loans could be subject to fees related to defect rates, with some exceptions made for small lenders that deliver a limited volume of mortgages.

The departures of David Benson and Jeffrey Hayward means decades of internal experience are leaving the company, said David Stevens.

The agency is decreasing the dollar amount for the second consecutive year, maintaining the percentage quota for mission-related loans and adding a new exemption.

Policymakers are exercising restraint when it comes to the MBS portfolio for now but they'd still still like to sell, panelists at an industry conference said.

All of the loans were originated by CrossCountry Mortgage, which previously had a relationship for this product with Starwood.