Critics say the regulation issued by the Office of the Comptroller Currency is a gift to predatory lenders. But the trade organizations warned lawmakers that invalidating it will make it difficult for the agency to create an improved framework in the future.
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It’s getting easier to close bigger loans for higher-priced properties, but credit is expanding slower for first-time buyers.
May 11
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The multiborrower CMBS deal includes 71 single-tenant properties, representing more than 40% of the pool.
May 11
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Acting Comptroller of the Currency Michael Hsu said he plans to prioritize "solving urgent problems and addressing pressing issues" until the Biden administration selects a permanent head of the agency.
May 10
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The total number of loans in this category dropped 11 basis points from week to week according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. Meanwhile, the amount of unpaid balance in forbearance dropped almost 23% since the start of the year, a separate report from Black Knight found.
May 10
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The bonds backed by the primarily non-prime unsecured receivables have preliminary ratings of BBB (low) from DBRS Morningstar and BBB- from Kroll Bond Rating Agency.
May 10
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While the product was hard to find after the start of the pandemic, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s recent changes to Appendix Q are giving a pair of large wholesalers the chance to offer it as a qualified mortgage.
May 10
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The rental-car firm's next securitization of its rental car fleet is just the second since the COVID-19 outbreak in early 2020, and is buoyed by pent-up business and tourist travel demand for vehicle-rental services.
May 10
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Fannie and Freddie's regulator says the companies must comply with the new Qualified Mortgage standard by the summer, while the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has extended the deadline to 2022. The conflicting timetables have stoked uncertainty in the market.
May 7
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The Treasury Department announced that Michael Hsu, a senior official at the Federal Reserve, would lead the national bank regulator until a Senate-confirmed comptroller is in place.
May 7
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Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of April 30-May 6
May 6
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Critics say the regulation issued by the Office of the Comptroller Currency is a gift to predatory lenders. But the trade organizations warned lawmakers that invalidating it will make it difficult for the agency to create an improved framework in the future.
May 6
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The company aims to use the additional capacity to get its non-qualified mortgage business back to producing $125 million per month, and anticipates more purchases of mortgage servicing rights, representatives said in its Q1 earnings call.
May 5
