Analysts suggested a dividend cut to help Redwood Trust build capital.

Checkr launches expanded mortgage offering; Chimera markets expanded-credit mortgage-backed security on new shelf.

As interest rates increase, the value of outstanding expanded-credit MBS declines. Investors are responding by demanding higher spreads for new issuance, putting pressure on issuers.

Issuance of vehicle ABS saw a healthy 10% increase in the third quarter of 2026, but the business sector recorded a 41% decline as securitization of data centers, fiber-network and aircraft finance faltered. (Includes three data tables.)

Fitch Ratings has called for feedback on how alternative credit scores could affect its MBS rating framework.

The VeriCORE registry will digitize the transfer of consumer loans to reduce data fragmentation across assets and offer enhanced transparency among ABS participants.

If there’s an AI bubble that bursts, the impact on the ABS market will largely be contained, according to Fitch Ratings.

Government-sponsored enterprise business with private MI ticked up on a quarterly basis in the third quarter and FHA volume fell. (Includes three data tables.)

Frank Cassidy backed the agency’s decision to hold its mortgage insurance premiums steady despite calls from the industry to trim premiums in the name of affordability.

GSE shareholders are moving closer to an $812 million payout after the DC Circuit Court declined to rehear Fairholme Funds v. FHFA.