Secondary markets

Lenders could gain efficiencies from advances in artificial intelligence as the related development of alternative data potentially opens up the market to more borrowers, but hurdles exist.

Credit ratings were cut on the highest number of commercial mortgage-backed securities in "recent memory" last week, according to strategists at Bank of America Corp.

More than one securitization per month resulting from multiple disbursements of a single loan will be permitted beginning Oct. 1, the guarantor said.

The threat of instability from that group is immaterial in comparison to the existential risk created by the U.S. Treasury, argues the chairman of Whalen Global Advisors.

The proposal by a regulator overseeing government-related loan buyers could cut companies with small infractions off from a key source of business, groups say.

Lenders are brushing up on ways to minimize losses associated with the increasing costs to fund mortgage pipelines.

A new label and disclosures for certain mortgage securities may create more of an impetus for lenders to extend credit to underserved populations.

The real estate investment trust arm of two affiliate mortgage-related companies could reduce other debt and finance purchases of loans, servicing or securities.

The mortgages are part of a program that received congressional scrutiny earlier this year.

But at the same time, the publicly traded company is selling off another type of housing finance asset to some large depository institutions.