Secondary markets

The mortgage servicing rights package going up for bid adds to signs that the market for large offerings is becoming more active.

The government-sponsored enterprise reported net earnings of $2.55 billion, up from $461 million in the first quarter.

From guidelines for remote appraisal alternatives to the ways that forbearance affects borrowers' ability to get new loans, here are five examples of mortgage requirements that have been in flux since the coronavirus outbreak in the United States.

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Whalen: "It is tempting to think that low interest rates will cure all ills in the housing sector, but this view is seriously in error, as we learned in 2008."

The mortgage REIT's external manager responded by filing a new lawsuit against it, calling the move "baseless and retaliatory."

The Financial Stability Oversight Council’s plan to study the market explains very little about which activities or firms, like Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, will be designated as systemically important. Here's some clearer guidance.

The measures currently ensuring mortgage companies have sufficient cash to cover advances aren't necessarily sustainable, warns Ted Tozer, a senior fellow at the Milken Institute and a former government official.

Issuers approved for the program will receive written authority to use "digital collateral" for a limited number of securitizations.

It starts with understanding investor, insurer and regulatory requirements and how they're interpreted and applied.

Any intention that Ginnie Mae may have had to slow prepayment rates by changing the rules on RPLs seems to be thwarted by the grim economic reality facing the big banks.

The council created by the Dodd-Frank Act to identify systemic risks launched a review of the market as part of an activities-based approach that shifts focus away from targeting individual firms.

A more than $5 billion offering going up for bid is one of the first large transactions seen since the coronavirus complicated trading.

As the coronavirus created uncertainty for the housing market, underwriting standards tightened further in June.

Guarantee fees became the main source of revenue for government-sponsored enterprises during conservatorship, and reverting to a private stockholder model could create a need for more revenue.

The government agency's restrictions on issuer options for pooling loans go into effect immediately. Here's one thing it could mean for the secondary market.

The company formally reported a nearly $65 million loss in the first quarter as the coronavirus affected its operations in March.

Nonbank servicers have been seeking more sources of cash since the coronavirus disrupted markets and elevated forbearance rates. These are some strategies they may be able to use.

The government-sponsored enterprises had been considering tightening counterparty requirements for nonbanks, but in light of COVID-19's spread, they've reconsidered that.

The mortgage company will provide up to $17 million in forgiveness to settle charges that modifications it applied to distressed government-related loans were not in keeping with state servicing regulations.