The complaint argues that equity investors used their market dominance to pressure CLO managers to keep credit spread adjustments artificially high for leveraged loans transitioning to SOFR.
The addition of Mr. Cooper Group’s portfolio in October more than doubled Rocket’s outstanding GSE servicing as the end of December, to $952.02 billion.
The trade group representing credit reporting agencies said MBA’s proposal to move to a single-bureau report is more about lowering costs for lenders than saving money for consumers.
Some critics argue that forcing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to intervene in the mortgage-backed securities market may indicate their recapitalization and release from conservatorship is now on hold.
With the administration considering ways to address affordability, industry trade groups suggested adjusting policies at the GSEs. There’s also debate between MBA and CHLA on credit scoring practices.
A new Urban Institute report found that as a bank’s ratio of FHLBank advances to total assets grows, so does its level of overall lending and mortgage originations.
Fannie and Freddie representatives gave attendees at the MISMO Winter Summit a better sense of the timeline for fully implementing UAD 3.6 and UCD 2.0.
Testimony from both liberal and conservative housing industry observers questioned the Trump administration’s policy regarding the future of Fannie and Freddie.