Secondary markets

The first commercial mortgage-backed security to comply with "skin in the game" requirements was extremely well received. Market participants credit the way the large banks sponsoring the deal retained the risk – a strategy unavailable to nonbank lenders.

The U.K. government will redeem 3 billion pounds ($3.9 billion) of bonds backed by mortgages from rescued lender Bradford & Bingley, paving the way for a potential sale of the loans.

Mortgage rates edged downward this week as the market anticipated Wednesday's release of the minutes from the Federal Open Market Committee's July meeting, Freddie Mac reported.

To money managers at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and Prudential Financial Inc., the laggards of the debt universe look pretty good right now.

The hole at the corner of 15th and L streets, in downtown Washington, is deep – and getting deeper.

Macy's decision to shutter another 100 of its department stores could impair some $3.64 billion of securitized commercial mortgages, according to Morningstar Credit Ratings.

A former Deutsche Bank trader agreed to settle a U.S. regulator's allegations that he mis-marked loans tied to commercial-mortgage-backed securities to boost his profits.

Arch U.S. MI's acquisition of United Guaranty Corp. will make one of the smallest private mortgage insurers the sector's new market leader. While the move is likely to ease pricing competition among the six remaining players, it's not expected to set off a wave of further consolidation.

Fannie Mae is prepping servicers to handle the issues homeowners may face in the wake of severe flooding across Louisiana.

American International Group. agreed to sell mortgage insurer United Guaranty Corp. to Arch Capital Group as Chief Executive Officer Peter Hancock works to simplify his company and free up capital to return to shareholders.

JPMorgan is taking a riskier route for its second jumbo mortgage loan securitization of 2016.

Impending rules allow sponsors of commercial mortgage bonds to satisfy a requirement to keep "skin in the game" of their deals by selling the risk of first loss to a designated third party.

Fifth Third Bancorp, Ohio's largest lender, fired Chief Legal Officer Heather Russell last month after she disclosed a romantic relationship with the chief executive officer of Fannie Mae, Timothy Mayopoulos, The Wall Street Journal reported.

A Federal Housing Finance Agency rule that will force some members of the Federal Home Loan Bank System out next year is likely to have a material effect on several of the cooperative institutions.

Mortgage rates were little changed from the previous week as they rose two basis points on better-than-expected economic news, according to Freddie Mac.

Fannie Mae has released the details of its next nonperforming loan sale, which will include its fifth "community impact" pool.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP failed to spot for seven years a multibillion fraud that led to the demise of Taylor Bean & Whitaker Mortgage Corp., a lawyer for the lender's bankruptcy trustee told a Miami jury on Tuesday.

Securities regulators are investigating and preparing to bring a civil case against Edwin K. Chin, a mortgage bond trader who was fired from Goldman Sachs Group Inc. in 2012, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Farmer Mac posted lower net income than during the second quarter of 2015 on a loss on financial derivatives and hedging activities.

Redwood Trust reported higher net income during the second quarter from a year ago, thanks to an increase in net interest income and a decrease in operating expenses.