Lawmakers heard from Solomon Greene, who has been renominated to serve as assistant secretary for policy development and research, and David Uejio, who has been renominated for the position of assistant secretary for fair housing and equal opportunity at HUD.
Some federal agencies extend forbearance request deadlines; Guaranteed Rate ramps up reverse mortgage lending; Brewer, ME-based woman pleads guilty in VA home loan false statements case; Rural Housing Service sets timeline for 2023 housing preservation grant program.
Sure, big banks have sizeable unrealized losses from MBS classified as held-to-maturity. But as long as the banks don’t sell the MBS, the losses remain unrealized.
MIAC last weekend was the victim of a ransomware attack traced to Russia. The loan trader and asset evaluator did not cave to the demands of hackers, but the incident proved to be a major headache.
The notion that the single-family rental market can flourish whether the housing market is hot or struggling is being put to the test. Kroll Bond Rating Agency cautioned that upgrades of SFR securitizations will be limited in the near term.
The hedge advisor’s automation of the assignment-of-trade process allows lenders to save on bid-ask spreads and increases efficiencies for correspondent investors.
Principal Executive Vice President Sam Valverde and Capital Markets Director Richard Perrelli recently discussed ongoing environmental, social and governance efforts for Ginnie’s MBS program.
Ginnie officials meet with government and private finance entities in Taiwan and South Korea; Chase hopes to use securitization to reduce capital requirements; Fitch downgrades PacWest’s credit-risk transfer deal; KBRA gives all clear on bank exposure in non-agency MBS.
The rulemaking process will help make current policy more durable, reducing the likelihood future administrations reverse existing fair housing regulation.
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