DBRS, which reports its ratings on re-securitizations, actually was involved in more transactions than S&P and ranked second in dollar volume with $6.47 billion.

Interest in the structured-finance market remains strong, but issuers continue to struggle with regulations and sometimes limited demand for their offerings. Just over 6,000 people registered for the ABS Vegas conference this week sponsored by the Structured Finance Industry Group and Information Management Network, up from more than 5,300 registrants in 2014. Jade Friedensohn, a senior vice president at IMN, said the conference set an attendance record for the structured-finance industry. A poll of attendees by the conference organizers suggested...

Roughly 18 current members of the FHLBanks are affected by the proposed ban, seven of which are mortgage real estate investment trusts.

The due diligence findings must be published within five days after a deal prices.

The Fair Housing Justice Center accused M&T Bank of violating the Fair Housing Act by offering higher loan amounts to white borrowers and allowing more flexible criteria...

A 50-year tradition is now kaput: The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago has cancelled its annual bank structure conference...

RoundPoint Mortgage, a servicer with more than $41 billion of receivables on its books, is entertaining offers for the entire company, according to industry officials briefed on the matter. Moreover, servicing advisors contend that several large bulk servicing portfolios are ready to hit the market in what should turn out to be a busy late winter/early spring for both buyers and sellers of mortgage servicing rights. In a recent public disclosure, Ocwen Financial said...

One source contends that “several” potential acquirers have already taken a look at RoundPoint.

“Agency product is much easier to originate,” said Eric Burner, a partner at the law firm of Hunton & Williams.

Radian disclosed that its mortgage insurance division wrote $10.0 billion of new policies during 4Q, an 11 percent sequential decline.