Secondary markets

The Korea Housing Finance Corp. has issued a rated $500 million cross-border covered bond transaction denominated in U.S. dollars.

Freddie Mac purchased $43 billion in mortgage loans and securities in January, up 38% from the month prior.

Consumer attitudes toward housing and the overall economy are on opposite tracks, according to Fannie Mae’s latest national housing survey.

A $324.4 million large-loan commercial mortgage-backed securities deal backed by a mall in Valley Stream, N.Y., is coming to market.

We're hearing that a refinance now sometimes comes with your choice of dinner meats.

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The prices for the loans securing commercial mortgage-backed securities increased modestly during January, rising to 89.2% from 89% at the end of December.

Thirty-year conventional prepayment speeds have declined by 11% in the most recent month, according to Credit Suisse.

Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac can be repaired and made to repay the U.S. Treasury for costs of their bailouts, according to Joshua Rosner.

Freddie Mac has priced its new 0.50% three-year Reference Notes security due on May 13, 2016 at 99.994 to yield 0.502%.

Rating actions taken by Moody's Investors Service on tranches issued by RASC in 2005 and valued at $1 billion in vintage loans indicate overall improvement in performance.

An executive believes agency real estate investment trusts are proving to be an appropriate vehicle for returning private capital to the mortgage market.

Assumable loans are offered by the Federal Housing Administration and can be a difference maker for your business.

Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia president Charles Plosser said the central bank should slow the pace of quantitative easing.

Fitch has issued a presale report on a $1.8 billion securities deal backed by mortgages secured by interests of borrowers that own or lease 5,195 wireless communication sites.

Mark Cohen, with volume of $503 million has moved into the top spot with just days left to report production volume.

Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed will propose a plan of finance for the Atlanta Falcons new National Football League stadium in the next two weeks.

The Arizona Sports and Tourism Authority approved a payment to the city of Mesa to fund renovations of Hohokam Stadium as the spring training home of the Oakland Athletics baseball team.

The chief executive of U.S. Bancorp told attendees at an investor conference in Boston on Tuesday not to expect anything but organic growth from the company over the next decade.

Kroll Bond Rating Agency has assigned preliminary ratings to MSC 2013-ALTM, a $160 million large loan commercial mortgage-backed securities deal.