The rule change would reduce regulatory costs and effort for both the FHLBanks and FHFA, dovetailing with Trump administration plans to simplify regulation for federal agencies.
The homeowners-to-population ratio better reflects the share of adults who are homeowners, according economists at the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.
An Urban Institute study shows that the internal rate of return of a downpayment on a home often exceeds that of a diversified stock portfolio, especially in low-growth real estate markets.
Reprise Financial, formerly doing auto loans as Skopos, will issue its first ABS backed by personal loans, some of which rely on used cars as collateral.
Carrington led MSR buyers in the first half of the year, focusing on loans with lower coupons. Bayview Asset Management ranked second, targeting mortgages with interest rates above 6.0%.