Capital markets

Greg Reiter, Wells Fargo's head of residential mortgage research who spent more than 25 years specializing in bonds backed by home loans and other securities, has died. He was 52.

Next year Fannie will require that mortgage lenders use so-called trended credit data for all mortgage borrowers, a move it says could broaden access to credit.

ComplianceEase has introduced an insurance-backed warranty program for audited loans.

The White House is pushing back on suggestions that it will cut a deal to recapitalize Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac before the end of President Obama’s term, putting the pressure back on Congress for a solution.

The White House is preparing to push back on the flurry of hedge fund speculation that it may change course on policies that have kept Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac under government control since the financial crisis.

The Florida Supreme Court affirmed the validation of $2 billion in clean energy bonds over challenges brought by banks and a former state legislator.

Quicken Loans is partnering with Freddie Mac to boost business among first-time and middle-income borrowers as it battles allegations over its past underwriting practices on Federal Housing Administration-backed mortgages.

Ditech Financial is tapping the securitization market to fund advances of principal and interest payments to mortgage bondholders.

B2R Holdings, the parent company of B2R Finance, which lends to landlords, has rebranded as Lending.com.

Resitrader has introduced an online marketplace for the exchange of loan data, documents and pricing information.