As rates stay low, the corporate debt issuance boom continues but recent deals may be among the last for a while until real estate market values become clearer.

One originator of investor loans calls the profits “sweet,” though he’s not too sure why the FHFA did what it did.

The state, in a recent case, took the position that the owner of mortgage servicing rights, whether handling day-to-day obligations or relying on a subservicer, is required to be licensed under state law.

Not since the go-go days of the mid 2000s has a national subprime REIT pulled off an IPO. If Angel Oak’s offering goes well, might the floodgates open? Wall Street can only hope.

The new rule would cover the forward settlement exposure for the counterparties in TBA deals.

The special servicing rate for loans backing commercial MBS declined for the seventh consecutive month in April, with the hard-hit lodging sector showing the most improvement.

Nonagency veteran Dan Perl is back in the hunt after a brief flirtation with retirement. He’s working on a nonprime conduit and a whole lot more.

Michael DeVito comes out of retirement to take the helm at Freddie Mac next month.

Demand has been booming for single-family rental properties over the past year. Amherst Residential saw an 85% year-over-year increase in applications for rental homes.

As the FHFA cracks down on investor-loan volume, opportunities are being created anew. Also, FHFA, apparently, is losing sleep over GSE CMBS. (That’s correct.)