The U.S. Mortgage Insurers argued the FHA Mutual Mortgage Insurance Fund is vulnerable to a severe economic downturn, and suggested it be held to the same standards as the government-sponsored enterprises.
A lawmaker hinted recently that there’s consideration of moving the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Housing Service under the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s control, but any move appears to be at a conceptual stage.
FHA waived a policy that required lenders to provide notices to borrowers about various protections, a move the agency said would lighten some of the burden on lenders.
Bill Ackman’s plan calls for Treasury to forgive its senior preferred shares, a strategy that some industry observers say would be politically risky for President Trump.
2025 has been a banner year for CLO issuance, mostly from refinance and reset transactions, but bank investment in the sector declined in the third quarter. (Includes data table.)
The $3.46 billion issuance is one of the largest-ever commercial MBS. The data center deal has 10 co-originators including Citi Real Estate Funding, which funded 15.00% of loans in the CMBS.
Impairments on unsecured consumer loans increased the most in Washington, DC, Maryland, and Virginia during October, with borrowers impacted by the partial shutdown of the federal government.