The Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 calls for the end of the GSE conservatorships and a dramatically reduced role for the Fed.

Non-QM REIT Angel Oak is out with its first “baby” bond offering — $50 million worth of five-year notes.

The decrease in the value of used vehicles poses a particular risk for ABS investors, rating services warn.

Growth in the AI and cloud computing space could push some share of data-center financing outside of MBS and ABS.

KBRA has downgraded six tranches from LendingPoint ABS issued between 2021 and 2022.

Rithm will restate financials going back to 2021; commercial lending executives expect MBS issuance to remain strong; new wildfire risk mitigation recovery bond.

With Kamala Harris now the frontrunner to replace Joe Biden as the Democratic nominee, industry experts ponder how closely her housing strategy might mirror that of the current administration.

Interest rates on mortgages declined in May and June but demand for purchase mortgages remained constrained. Industry participants aren’t optimistic that production will pick up much through the rest of the year.

The final guidance covers reasons for seeking a reconsideration of value and addresses compliance obligations involving appraisals.

The second quarter offered a “shockingly flat” environment for the asset value of mortgage servicing rights. But with interest rates beginning to creep lower, the third quarter could be a different story.