Capital markets

The two latest transactions follow in the wake of the government-sponsored enterprise’s first deal of the year and the release of a finalized capital rule aimed at facilitating broader risk-sharing.

The company, which had been spun off to specialize in services for distressed real-estate investment vehicles, will acquire alternative mortgages and seek opportunities in crypto-enabled ATMs.

The company claims its digital registry system is a faster, safer alternative to MERS databases

As the rising rates shrink the number of potential customers, mortgage brokers are seeking these products in order to keep business up.

Company management believes it can still be successful in the securitization market despite widening spreads.

Executives speak on the uncertainty created by the Russia-Ukraine war and Federal Reserve announcements.

The current offering of nonperforming loans comes after a similar portfolio sale last month.

A vocal section of the market prefers the Fed chair to focus more on reducing bond holdings than quantitative tightening, allowing policy makers to hike interest rates less aggressively as it battles to bring down 40-year high inflation.

The legislation President Biden was expected to sign on Friday heads off an array of potential disruptions for the industry.

The first Senate-confirmed woman to serve as president of the agency wants to involve a wide range of borrowers and mortgage companies in its efforts.

Also named the chairman of Home Point, the onetime single-family EVP’s latest appointment is his third in the past two years.

As independent mortgage bankers feel a liquidity pinch, portfolio sales such as the one being brokered by Mortgage Industry Advisory Corp. are likely to increase.

Last year’s issuance of securitizations for these non-conforming mortgages was the most since 2007.

Minus the adjustment made to account for stock price declines and goodwill, the company’s countercyclical mix of loan products was profitable, but secondary-market volatility presents a challenge ahead.

A nearly $1.9 billion commercial mortgage bond linked to a portfolio of office buildings owned by Columbia Property Trust Inc. and Allianz SE was delayed on Wednesday due to market weakness, according to two bond investors.

The transaction highlights the importance of giving the government-sponsored enterprises like Fannie access to a range of risk-sharing alternatives at a time when market volatility reportedly delayed another type of deal.

Optimal Blue researchers found correlations of 75% or more when looking at numbers of different loan-size cohorts, but the percentages came in lower when state data was analyzed.

The record amount is largely a reflection of the two banner years the mortgage market recently enjoyed, but it’s also one of the smallest gains seen in recent years.

Fannie Mae delayed a scheduled residential mortgage bond on Thursday due to market volatility spurred by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

The move confirms speculation that the Federal Housing Finance Agency would return to a pre-pandemic plan to tighten requirements for mortgage lenders and servicers that work with two government-sponsored enterprises.