Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners defended NAIC’s plan to allow state insurance commissioners to overrule the ratings assigned to MBS and ABS held by insurance companies.

Moody’s warned that a government shutdown could lead to a downgrade of its AAA rating for the U.S., Fannie and Freddie plan new social disclosures; DBRS proposes revisions to CLO rating criteria.

Originations of home equity lines of credit and closed-end second liens in 2023 haven’t kept pace with production in 2022 as elevated interest rates are limiting activity. (Includes three data charts.)

Leaders of the Mortgage Bankers Association and the Housing Policy Council argue that the government's role in the mortgage market is too large.

Washington Trust Company agreed to spend at least $9 million on lending efforts in majority-Black and Hispanic neighborhoods though the bank won't pay a civil monetary penalty.

Rithm Capital is preparing to issue a $669.9 million expanded-credit MBS.

The heads of mortgage industry trade groups are frustrated that the federal government is crowding out non-agency market participants.

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments next week in a case that could decide the fate of the CFPB; CFPB tracking lending trends from 2022 HMDA data; FHFA looks to expand activity involving mortgages with shared-equity features.

“No one wants the CFPB to go away, no one wants the rules to be unenforceable,” said Nanci Weissgold, a partner at the law firm Alston & Bird.

Applications for both purchase mortgages and refinances declined last week.