Fannie Mae has announced alternative ways to determine a property valuation when a full appraisal isn’t necessary.

It’s not a good time to be looking for work in the residential finance industry. However, the recent bank liquidity crisis caused interest rates to fall, which could improve the production outlook.

Last year was one of the largest for Hispanic homeownership growth in the past 10 years, according to a new NAHREP report.

On any given day, a buyer can be found for two of the most liquid assets out there: Treasuries and MBS. But that doesn’t mean they can be sold at a profit. If anything, the bank liquidity crisis reminded us: Don’t put all your assets in one held-to-maturity basket. (Includes data chart.)

The Bank Term Funding Program comes in the wake of Silicon Valley Bank incurring losses on sales of MBS at current prices, which it undertook to pay back depositors.

Second-level GSE MBS issuance involving excess spread from servicing increased in 2022. Private-equity firms and real estate investment trusts are among the investors buying excess servicing.

As part of its 2024 budget proposal, the White House has asked for a $20.6 million increase in funding for Ginnie Mae.

In a book released this week, former FHFA Director Mark Calabria provides insight into some of the key policy decisions during his abbreviated tenure.

About half of recent loan curtailments have been followed by recasts. For investors in smaller MBS pools, that could be mean a higher weighted average maturity than expected, RiskSpan said in a recent analysis.

CRT transactions from Western Alliance Bank and Pacific Western Bank face scrutiny amid bank failures; impairments on unsecured consumer loans in ABS decline; Credit Suisse and what’s to come.