Pennymac asked the Financial Accounting Standards Board to clarify accounting practices involving mortgage servicing rights and recapture assumptions. The effort has support from some major MSR buyers who are looking for a level playing field.

After originating HELOCs on its own as a proof-of-concept, Figure Technology Solutions is now largely facilitating originations and loan sales for others, charging fees along the way. The company generated $89.8 million of net income in the third quarter.

“The president’s got a lot on his plate,” Bill Ackman, CEO and portfolio manager of Pershing Square Holdings, said of President Trump. “We’re approaching Thanksgiving, but it’s actually theoretically possible.”

Eight expanded-credit MBS hit the market this week, with a total unpaid principal balance of $3.38 billion.

A decline in interest rates on mortgages helped to prop up home sales during the partial shutdown of the federal government.

The request came from the CRE Finance Council, the Mortgage Bankers Association and the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association. The groups said the disclosure requirements have negatively impacted the commercial MBS market.

Certain MSR buyers have been willing to pay lofty prices in recent years, hoping to recapture borrowers when interest rates decline. There are some questions about whether the moves will ultimately be profitable.

Among a group of servicers with $5.45 trillion in volume, the delinquency rate declined across all late categories during the third quarter. (Includes two data tables.)

Low volatility and actions by the Federal Reserve are expected to help maintain demand for MSRs. Supply will also be constrained, with lenders generating profits and large firms retaining their MSRs.

dv01 attributed the increase in impairments to the partial shutdown of the federal government.