Capital markets

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.

Deer Park has launched its first mortgage fund targeting discounted office debt following a period of elevated interest rates that has hammered valuations.

Stronger than expected numbers for overall U.S. employment additions have diminished lender hopes for steeper rate drops, and industry hiring has been tepid.

Chief capital markets officer William Chang is stepping down "to explore new opportunities within the mortgage banking sector."

The deal reunites the executive that heads up Securent Risk Retention Group with former colleagues and allows SitusAMC to support growth for other business lines.

The president of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers shares her outlook for the trigger lead bill, secondary-market refinancing restrictions and more.

The company has done 10 of these transactions, and its track record on paying them off shows how successful it has been, Morningstar DBRS noted in a presale report.

Activist John Hope Bryant has suggested the 40-year mortgage as a solution to affordability issues for first-time buyers. While it has some support, industry players also note questions about practicality remain.

Onity, the company formerly known as Ocwen, is adjusting its joint venture servicing investment vehicle and has taken other steps with the goal of deleveraging.