Holdings of residential MBS at banks increased by 5.6% in the fourth quarter of 2023, ending a two-year decline.

Despite underlying issues with the mortgage market, the FHFA's conservatorship over Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac looks unlikely to end.

The roundtable hosted by the Treasury focused on how the increased risks from climate change are affecting insurance markets.

To this point, the deals have been more frequent in Europe than in the U.S.

The MBA cautioned that a ruling by the Fourth Circuit against PHH Mortgage departed from standard practices and could have wide-ranging harmful impacts for lenders.

KBRA said home-improvement ABS are performing better than securitized unsecured consumer loans with similar borrower credit characteristics, but worse than securitized prime auto loans.

The San Francisco FHLBank says the move will allow it to expand the pool of creditworthy applicants.

Fannie's new operations head comes from Morgan Stanley...

The increase was driven by higher scores on purchase mortgages.

NYCB takes on the Flagstar name across both brands.