Secondary markets

The company shifted $189 billion of agency mortgage-backed securities to held-to-maturity on its balance sheet, shielding its shareholder equity from unrealized losses.

For many, rates could be higher, but borrowers with lower down payments and credit scores could get new government-sponsored enterprise discounts competitive with the FHA's lower premium.

The migration of new financing for large Ginnie Mae issuers, from Credit Suisse to other firms, is a crucially important development for the mortgage market .

The bank's broader challenges, which include a run on deposits and difficulty selling loans without realizing losses, could affect the rating agency's assessment of its servicing.

The agency, which oversees government-related investors that set underwriting parameters in the U.S. mortgage market, estimates the process will begin in 2024.

Excess returns on the bonds, which compares mortgage backed security performance to Treasuries, are -0.94% for March, on track for the worst relative performance since September.

The government-sponsored enterprise took the next step towards allowing lenders to implement its property valuation modernization plans.

The government-backed acquisition heads off regulatory and financial concerns at a Swiss bank that could have affected overseas financial institutions that U.S. lenders count on.

Imbalances linked to affordability and interest rate volatility are challenging the mortgage market. Here's how they may be resolved.

Institutions can borrow against par-valued securities that they would otherwise have to sell at a loss when there's a run on deposits, and it could have effectiveness beyond its actual usage.

The new fees based on the DTI, which lenders have said is too likely to vary throughout the origination process for a single loan, will now go into effect in August.

Mortgage-backed securities aren't generally considered risky assets, but how SVB managed them contributed to its woes.

The REIT failed to post profits in any quarter last year, as the mortgage industry encountered a steep originations slowdown.

The new special purpose credit program is part of efforts to reduce the racial gap in homeownership and offers assistance to borrowers who meet certain income and location requirements.

Even with the government-sponsored enterprise's statement that full appraisals are no longer required to prove value, industry participants say they will remain a tool for lenders to use when needed.

Lenders have focused on front-end cost differences since key secondary market players opened up the option, but what happens when a problem emerges down the road is worth weighing too.

The government-sponsored enterprises will likely have their mainstay bonds exempted from the potential securitization-related rule, but their credit-risk transfers could be subject to it, some experts say.

Reducing access to funding would harm both homebuyers and communities across the country.

The agency is floating new criteria for commingled securities and credit scores, which are undergoing policy shifts.

Interest rate increases and economic concerns led the government entity to lower the required amount from $1 million to $250,000.