Secondary markets

The lender can experience problems selling a loan that loses qualified mortgage rule's protection. The lender also could be stuck in a vulnerable position if that loan ultimately defaults.

Trepp has launched TreppTrade Quick Analysis, a free tool that enables banks and commercial real estate companies to calculate cash flows and price yields on commercial mortgage-backed securities.

Wells Fargo ended its partnership with Douglas Elliman and eight others it had last summer. The new partnership is with The Federal Savings Bank.

The allegations centered on the broker and original lender’s conduct in connection with a payment of a yield-spread premium.

Senate Banking Committee leaders said Friday they would hold a panel vote on April 29 to reform the housing finance system.

A proposal by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority designed to reduce counterparty risk in the forward market for mortgage bonds troubles some market participants, who say that the measures could have the opposite effect.

Bank of America Corp. should win dismissal of a U.S. Justice Department lawsuit accusing it of misleading investors about the quality of loans tied to $850 million in mortgage-backed securities, a judge said.

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., unveiled a new plan Thursday to overhaul the housing finance market, entering what's becoming a crowded field of proposals to restructure the mortgage system.

Bank of America Corp. agreed to pay about $9.5 billion to settle government claims tied to faulty mortgages.

Redwood Trust, the biggest issuer of U.S. home-loan securities without government backing last year, ended a four-month absence from the market with a $342 million transaction.

Edward DeMarco will step down from the Federal Housing Finance Agency nearly five years after becoming its acting director.

Federal regulators issued a proposal Monday that would establish standards for states that register and supervise appraisal management companies.

A coalition of advocacy groups announced their opposition Friday to a bill by Senate Banking Committee leaders to overhaul the housing finance system, citing concerns about market access for low-income and minority families.

The Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp. (AGM) plans to sell $75 million worth of preferred stock in a public offering.

Alfred DelliBovi, head of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York, has submitted his resignation after 21 years as president.

The deal would be the second connected to rental homes after Blackstone Group LP, the largest single-family landlord, issued the first such bond last year.

This sector is constrained by numerous and often complex issues, which span across the mortgage lifecycle, and affect a wide array of market participants, from the homeowner to the investor.

Redwood Trust Inc., the biggest issuer of U.S. home-loan bonds without government backing last year, is ending its four-month absence from a market that’s all but evaporated as banks compete with debt investors for the extra yield offered by private-label mortgages.

Executives at a recent NMN panel discussion also discuss why foreclosures will take longer to clear out in New Jersey and why some troubled borrowers may not want loan mods.

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Reserve Board on Wednesday took yet another step in unwinding its bond buying program, paring it to $55 billion.