Institutional investors have forced down the price of mortgage company debt, making it harder for new deals to come to market. But is it the end of the world?
A consumer advocacy group with a high profile filed complaints against Movement Mortgage and Fairway Independent for lending violations under the Fair Housing Act.
The House Committee on Rules recently unveiled text for the $1.75 trillion Build Back Better legislative framework, which would include $10 billion for a new first-generation downpayment assistance fund.
The Downpayment Toward Equity Act, sponsored by Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-GA, would grant up to $25,000 in assistance to first-generation homebuyers. Its fate, though, depends on the final size of the Build Back Better Act.
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and others warn of catastrophic economic consequences if the government fails to raise or suspend the debt ceiling before the middle of October.
A handful of commercial banks are quietly making a name for themselves in non-agency warehouse finance. Among them: Axos Bank, Silvergate and Western Alliance...
Nonbanks are starting to ease up on their credit requests, which portends a lending slowdown is in the works. Meanwhile, the warehouse club has two new entrants, in the form of Signature Bank and Fifth Third. (Includes data chart.)
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