Issuance of new securities backed by commercial mortgages fell 4.9 percent from the second to the third quarter of 2018, according to a new Inside MBS & ABS market analysis. [Includes one data chart.]

The bankruptcy filing by Sears will likely place additional stress on commercial MBS backed by the retailer, but the effect in most deals could be minimal and, in the long term, even positive for the commercial properties, said rating agencies.

Thanks to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, multifamily securitizations surged 44.7 percent…

If the CFPB issues a rule on disparate impact, there could be far-reaching implications, said Andrea Mitchell, a partner at Buckley Sandler…

Freddie CEO Don Layton: Some 90 percent of the credit risk on multifamily mortgages is being transferred…

Loans from California account for the largest chunk of receivables at 18.3 percent...

But putting the negativity aside for a minute, there are a couple of bright spots in the industry: Servicing valuations and non-QM lending...

The New York-based real estate investment trust has been on an MSR acquisition tear the past three years...

John Ryan, president and CEO of the CSBS, compared the potential impact from the fintech charter to issues involving federal preemption of state laws in the lead up to the financial crisis.

While the FHFA has proposed a formal rulemaking on GSE capital, the current standard known as the conservatorship capital framework has not been made public…