Capital markets

Upcoming risk retention requirements may be the proverbial straw that breaks the back of the commercial mortgage-backed securities market.

Fannie Mae has selected affiliates of Lone Star Funds and Neuberger Berman as the winner of six pools of nonperforming loans.

When Congress lifted the conforming loan limit in certain high-cost housing markets, it provided some much-needed liquidity for homebuyers.

Rates for the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage held steady this week, remaining near their all-time record low, according to Freddie Mac.

Wells Fargo is marketing its second commercial mortgage securitization in two months, this time with a focus on smaller-market retail, hotel and office properties.

Progress Residential is refinancing its first securitization of single-family rental properties.

Citigroup's next commercial mortgage securitization has heavy exposure to split loans that serve as collateral for a number of other transactions.

Ginnie Mae has hired Nancy Corsiglia as its chief operating officer.

Although the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau doesn't mandate doing so, lenders' best chance to stay compliant with future data initiatives and regulatory changes is to implement standards set by the Mortgage Industry Standards Maintenance Organization.

Late payments on securitized commercial mortgages moved noticeably higher in June, as several large loans failed to pay off at maturity.

New rules designed to stop U.S. companies from moving their tax addresses offshore are written so broadly that they could disrupt the mortgage securitization market, the Structured Finance Industry Group warned Thursday.

Freddie Mac is on track to issue mortgage-backed securities via a common securities platform by the end of this year, according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency.

Mortgage rates dropped this week to their lowest point this year as yields on the 10-year Treasury remain depressed in the wake of the Brexit vote.

The Dec. 31 expiration of the Home Affordable Modification Program will have a limited negative effect on residential mortgage-backed securities from 2008 or earlier, according to Moody's Investors Service.

A noted upper midtown Manhattan retail center that sold last month for $525 million is among several high-end retail, shopping and hotel resort properties JPMorgan is including in its latest commercial mortgage securitization.

Radian Guaranty has redeemed the $325 million surplus note due to its parent company, Radian Group Inc. in Philadelphia.

Fifth Third Mortgage has introduced a new down-payment assistance program in conjunction with Freddie Mac's Home Possible Advantage 3% down loan.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has opened the door to experimenting with front-end credit risk transfer transactions, but it is not wide enough for some market players.

Freddie Mac has obtained another three new insurance policies under its Agency Credit Insurance Structure program, representing the largest aggregate transaction to date.

Rates for 30-year mortgages dropped to the lowest level in more than three years as U.K. voters' decision to leave the European Union drove investors to the safety of American government bonds that guide home loans.