Capital markets

The year-end yield on the bond, a global anchor for markets and U.S. mortgage rates, is the culmination of a stunning rebound for Treasuries.

The manufactured homes in Paradise, California, have features like site-built structures and are eligible for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac financing.

The U.S. may be less rate-sensitive than other countries due to its long-term mortgages but could face tighter credit from hard-hit financial institutions.

Mortgage-backed securities' strong showing since mid-October defies a textbook theory that they typically underperform other types of bonds when yields are falling.

Citizens' SVP and director of mortgage secondary and capital markets reflects on what her experience with past cycles suggests about where this one may be headed.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency is now allowing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to each invest up to $1 billion annually with certain conditions.

The American Land Title Association pushed back against the move to allow attorney opinion letters in the financing of condo units and certain other properties.

The company, Truv, plans to compete with existing players by offering digital employment data in a new way, according to CEO Kirill Klokov.

More borrowers are taking action but lack good information, Fannie Mae finds. Meanwhile, premiums are up yet insurers struggle to profit, a separate KBRA study shows.

The reports that will be due for certain months starting next year will add to Ginnie Mae's growing oversight of nonbank mortgage-backed securities issuers.

The financial services firm boosted a private placement by $100 million on Wednesday and introduced a new product for third-party originators earlier this week.

Procedural limits on condo originations aimed at preventing issues like the Surfside building collapse have frustrated lenders, who will see if this helps.

The company will appeal the New York Stock Exchange's determination that it hasn't demonstrated compliance with NYSE rules within an 18-month period.

Anne Marie Pippin, associate director in the Federal Housing Finance Agency's Office of Financial Technology, weighs the forces shaping the industry's future.

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.