The executive order would prevent federal agencies and the government-sponsored enterprises from facilitating the acquisition of a single-family home by a large institutional investor.

Rating services caution that President Trump’s proposed one-year credit card rate cap would negatively impact card issuers and ABS issuance.

KBRA introduced a new ABS rating methodology for data centers and Fitch updated its ratings criteria for equipment lease and loan ABS.

Both wholesale and correspondent lending look poised to increase this year, according to industry participants.

Wells Fargo, Bank of America, and Chase increased mortgage production during the fourth quarter.

Originations at BofA increased by 26.7% from the third quarter while Wells' production was up 7.0%.

Mortgage origination volume at Chase rose 12.4% from the third to the fourth quarter, according to earnings results released Tuesday.

Fed Chairman Powell said the investigation is a pretext and the real crux is the Fed's refusal to comply with President Trump's calls to lower interest rates.

AI is expected to be used more frequently to bring down origination costs and help lenders avoid hiring-and-firing cycles.

Millennials are increasingly becoming more pessimistic about their chances of owning a home, according to a recent survey by Clever Real Estate.