While the overall rate fell in October, S&P noted a sharp rise in the proportion of loans overdue 60 days as many roll out of COVID-19 forbearance.

With a Democrat set to take the White House in January, the agenda for agencies like the CFPB could undergo a rapid transformation, housing finance reform could be turned on its head and progressive banking ideas that were unthinkable over the past four years could gain traction.

The statement comes after multiple small and midsize institutions earlier this year warned the agencies that the secured overnight financing rate was ill-suited to them.

Deals, trends and research in structured finance and asset-backed securities for the week of Oct. 30-Nov. 5

Executives from a half-dozen major financial institutions avoided detailed commercial lending forecasts and gave a mixed outlook on consumer credit at an industry conference. And they called on Washington to pass an aid package targeted at the most troubled business sectors as soon as it can.

Mortgage rates are currently the lowest in the history of Freddie Mac’s survey, but sharp differences of opinion persist on whether that will make this a $4-trillion year or not.

Brookfield and JV partner Swig Co. are refinancing debt and cashing out $200M in equity in the iconic, sloped-base midtown Manhattan office tower.

One of the top banking regulators during the 2008 financial crisis could have a hand in nudging Fannie Mae out of conservatorship.

The firm, based in the Portland, Ore. area, will market $123.7 million in notes secured by mission-critical equipment such as MRI machines it finances for hospitals and medical offices.

Growing equity levels increased the share of equity-rich and pulled borrowers out from underwater in the third quarter, according to Attom Data Solutions.

The deal, backed by loans and leases on 55 corporate jets, is the first transaction to price since the coronavirus outbreak cratered the global air travel industry.

The ballot measure, which would allow local jurisdictions to expand rent control, had concerned mortgage companies who worried the law would result in a patchwork of different policies that could complicate underwriting and discourage lending.