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It is only a modest positive for new publicly-traded mortgage companies if acting Federal Housing Finance Agency head Sandra Thompson rolled back the caps put in place by the agreement with the Treasury.

Issuers of leveraged loans appear ready to use SOFR, the popular alternative to LIBOR, putting leveraged loans a step ahead of the market.

How the pandemic is accelerating trends in financial advice and changing the way Americans manage their money.

The company plans on trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BLND

Investors appear to support the notion that lending to borrowers who don’t have traditional incomes could be a growth engine for lenders as other sources of volume weaken.

While the company did notify the public and regulators in May 2019, executives were not aware at the time that there was previous knowledge of the security vulnerability within the company.

The real estate technology company had a $498 million valuation, according to PitchBook, but it could get a sizable premium to that if it were to go public.

The alternative minimum tax would challenge at least one influential nonbank and big depositories, according to a new Keefe, Bruyette & Woods report.

The funding requests break sharply with the Trump administration's calls to eliminate key housing funds and backing for community development financial institutions. The White House also wants to substantially increase the budgets of the Treasury Department and the Small Business Administration.

The Treasury secretary previewed President Biden's budget by urging lawmakers to fund the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network's establishment of a beneficial ownership regime.

The company, on the cusp of going public via a merger, recently added Wells Fargo to its client roster.

Garg discusses how Better plans to maintain growth in a volatile market in an exclusive interview.

The transaction goes a long way toward the company’s goal to amass MSRs with a total unpaid principal balance of up to $150 billion.

The company provides a secondary market outlet for its retail and wholesale lending corporate sibling as well as for small balance commercial loans.

Issuance of capital market instruments aimed at protecting one government-sponsored enterprise from distressed mortgage credit events staged a relatively quick rebound in 2020, a new Federal Housing Finance Agency report shows.

The deal was constructed under Angel Oak’s social-bond framework, in which the firm intends to use the proceeds to help finance residential loans for underserved borrowers.

The newly public company expects a 20% overall loss in adjusted earnings this year.

Stock prices for the four stand-alone MI companies have declined significantly since the start of May.

After massive fundraises and IPO rumors swirled, the originator and servicer announced it will merge with Aurora Acquisition Corp. and go public in the fourth quarter of 2021.

Altisource Portfolio Solutions’ bottom line took a larger hit in the first quarter compared to Q4 2020, causing the company to cut costs.