Securitization

Greg Reiter, Wells Fargo's head of residential mortgage research who spent more than 25 years specializing in bonds backed by home loans and other securities, has died. He was 52.

The servicing industry is also facing higher capital requirements under the Basel III accord that are being phased in.

Ditech Financial is tapping the securitization market to fund advances of principal and interest payments to mortgage bondholders.

B2R Holdings, the parent company of B2R Finance, which lends to landlords, has rebranded as Lending.com.

The issuance of U.S. prime jumbo residential mortgage-backed securities has already surpassed the 2014 total, according to Fitch Ratings.

A new program to provide the benefits of Ginnie Mae securitization to Federal Home Loan Bank members has been slow getting off the ground, but industry insiders say momentum is building.

The Internal Revenue Service has stamped an approval on Bank of America Corp.'s $8.5 billion settlement tied to bad mortgages sold by its Countrywide unit in the run-up to the financial crisis, possibly setting a standard for agreements with other lenders.

Bank mortgage servicers suffered bigger loan losses in three high foreclosure states than their nonbank counterparts, a Moody's Investors Service report suggests.

The commercial mortgage-backed securities delinquency rate fell from August to September, according to Fitch Ratings.

Fannie Mae is selling $1.2 billion worth of nonperforming loans, in an attempt to give borrowers other options besides foreclosure.

The inclusion of a loan secured by Chicago's Prudential Plaza in a recent CMBS is causing a stir.

Colony American Finance is preparing its first securitization of loans to single-family landlords, according to Kroll Bond Rating Agency.

Goldman Sachs is marketing $848.4 million of bonds backed by commercial mortgages.

Two Harbors Investment Corp. made a quick turnaround from its early September transaction and is marketing another $334 million of bonds backed by residential mortgages.

American Finance Trust, a commercial mortgage real estate investment trust, plans to securitize a $649.5 million loan that is secured by 268 single-tenant properties, according to Standard & Poor's.

JPMorgan Chase has paid off $3.56 billion of the $4 billion it owes in consumer relief credit as part of a 2013 settlement over marred mortgage-backed securities issued before the crisis.

WinWater Home Mortgage is back with its largest ever securitization of residential mortgage loans.

Loans that underlie commercial mortgage-backed securities fell in price from July to August, according to DebtX.

A number of investment banks have been increasing the portion of high-quality loans backing commercial mortgage bonds.

Bayview and Freddie Mac believe they can provide a stable funding supply to underserved to owners of small commercial properties.