Changes to Form FR-2004 help distinguish between the specified pool and to-be-announced positions of primary dealers.

Interest rates have fallen recently but are now going the other way. As for MBS trading and creation, it’s not a pretty picture these days.

Financial issues at Bed Bath & Beyond and Tuesday Morning could lead to performance problems in commercial MBS.

Music investment company Hipgnosis Song Management is set to issue an ABS tied to royalties on 980 songs. The deal received a slightly lower rating than similar ABS from other firms.

After cutting interest rates on its products in late June, UWM expects its gain on sale to decline from 99 bps in the first half of this year to as low as 30 bps in the third quarter.

Servicing sales have been a boon to lenders this year as origination volumes head south. But are the good times about to end or is it a market in need of a breather?

Some banks are partnering with Rocket Mortgage on originations. Rocket said banks are having a hard time competing with the nonbank.

Trade groups are generally bullish on the new proposed CRA rules but have asked for changes in areas where they saw added regulatory burden.

Cenlar, the nation’s largest subservicer, has a new leadership team. The move comes roughly 10 months after federal sanctions were filed against the firm.

Lenders want FHA to increase the limit on fees they can charge for processing an assumable mortgage, a product expected to gain popularity in the coming months.