The CFPB is aiming to prevent foreclosures tied to older second liens.

CFPB Director Rohit Chopra cited the mortgage industry as an area of concern.

First Republic Bank's stock price dropped by 50% the day after the bank released earnings for the first quarter.

Distressed sales of MBS helped to bring down Silicon Valley Bank.

First Republic is altering its originate-to-hold strategy as deposits shrink.

Morgan Stanley initially started marketing the jumbo MBS just before the failure of two regional banks in March.

The lender expects that margins will improve somewhat later this year.

A modest recession is likely in the second half of 2023, according to economists at Fannie Mae.

Sure, big banks have sizeable unrealized losses from MBS classified as held-to-maturity. But as long as the banks don’t sell the MBS, the losses remain unrealized.

Private student loan refis and ABS issuance linked to the loans look poised to increase after plummeting in 2022.