Secondary markets

Ginnie Mae is more concerned about a small economic downturn than a large one and is working with other public entities to prepare and survive should it come to pass.

The Fed's cut has implications for mortgage companies' costs and the lineup of providers keeps fluctuating.

PBB earlier this year became one of the most prominent examples of European banks hit hard by fears that troubles in U.S. property markets are spreading.

The move comes amid intense regulatory scrutiny of the commercial real estate market that has sparked a tightening of rules for lenders and brokers.

The recent rise in Treasury yields likely has technical drivers in the mortgage-backed bond market.

The agency is disclosing the percentage of unpaid principal balance held by borrowers in rural areas as classified by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

The Convergence Collaborative, building on a Mortgage Bankers Association initiative in three cities, is seeking innovative solutions to the racial gap problem.

Quantitative tightening has helped to keep mortgage rates elevated, but new concerns over how it impacts market liquidity could lead the Fed to end the program.

Depending on who wins, it will be four years of progressive policy chaos or four years of indifference towards the housing market.

Deer Park has launched its first mortgage fund targeting discounted office debt following a period of elevated interest rates that has hammered valuations.

Chief capital markets officer William Chang is stepping down "to explore new opportunities within the mortgage banking sector."

The deal reunites the executive that heads up Securent Risk Retention Group with former colleagues and allows SitusAMC to support growth for other business lines.

The president of the National Association of Mortgage Brokers shares her outlook for the trigger lead bill, secondary-market refinancing restrictions and more.

The company has done 10 of these transactions, and its track record on paying them off shows how successful it has been, Morningstar DBRS noted in a presale report.

Activist John Hope Bryant has suggested the 40-year mortgage as a solution to affordability issues for first-time buyers. While it has some support, industry players also note questions about practicality remain.

State housing finance agencies had a resurgent fiscal 2023 and the recent fed funds rate reduction could have a mixed impact on them, Fitch Ratings said.

Mortgage bankers feared a proposal related to lenders' access to a major secondary market and related reporting was too harsh. They're eyeing a redraft closely.

Awareness of disaster risk has increased in the public and private sectors, and it appears to be prompting more interest in home improvements in particular.

The Federal Housing Finance Agency has agreed to more regular checks on the government-sponsored enterprises' flood compliance, which impacts mortgage companies.

Trended credit data that the industry's increasingly required to use could help mortgage firms better forecast delinquencies and prepayments, a new study finds.