At yearend, 28.8 percent of FHA mortgages in Puerto Rico were in some stage of delinquency, including 15.8 percent that were 90 days or more past due. These ultra-high late-payment readings – courtesy of hurricanes Maria and Irma – have caught the attention of both Ginnie Mae and the FHA. …
House Financial Services Committee Chairman Jeb Hensarling said The Mortgage Choice Act is needed because the CFPB wrote a flawed and problematic definition that grossly miscalculates points and fees...
A subsidiary of Tesla issued its first ABS backed by auto leases this week and the electric car manufacturer plans to issue more deals going forward. The $608.1 million deal received AAA ratings from Moody’s Investors Service even though concerns were raised about various issues involving the transaction.
The Federal Home Loan Banks may be required to jointly establish at least one entity to aggregate conventional mortgages and use a new government program to issue guaranteed MBS under draft legislation from Sen. Bob Corker, R-TN.
Citadel Servicing’s foray into securitizing home loans that don’t meet the qualified-mortgage test is now slated for some time in March, after multiple delays, according to sources familiar with the company’s operations. The nonbank’s first nonprime deal is expected to be roughly $150 million.
Braddock Financial, a modest investment fund based in Denver, sees plentiful opportunities as a credit investor in a structured-finance market that officials think is still in the early stages of recovery.
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and Ginnie Mae issued $102.48 billion of single-family MBS in January, a modest 6.9 percent downturn from the previous month, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS ranking and analysis.
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